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Mind-body. Monistic dual aspect interactionism.

E R Wallace1

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-7300.

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
|January 1, 1988
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The mind-body problem remains a critical issue in psychiatry. This article proposes a monistic dual aspect interactionist approach, integrating meaning, mind, and biology for health and illness.

Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • The mind-body problem is a long-standing philosophical and scientific challenge.
  • It continues to be a vital area of interest for contemporary psychiatrists.
  • Existing literature highlights the persistent relevance of this issue.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review major perspectives on the mind-body problem.
  • To explore the connection between meaning, mind, psychosocial factors, biology, and materiality.
  • To advocate for a monistic dual aspect interactionist framework.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of philosophical and scientific perspectives.
  • Conceptual analysis of mind-body relationships.
  • Development of a theoretical framework (monistic dual aspect interactionism).

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Main Results:

  • Recapitulation of key historical and contemporary viewpoints.
  • Examination of the interplay between psychological and biological explanations.
  • Integration of meaning and materiality within a unified approach.

Conclusions:

  • A monistic dual aspect interactionist approach offers a cohesive model for understanding health and illness.
  • This framework has implications for a potential psychiatric unitary field theory.
  • It addresses the autonomy of psychological and biological programs and the psychiatrist's identity.