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  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy of Mind

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  • Psychiatric disorders arise from complex interactions between physiological, psychological, and social factors.
  • The biopsychosocial (BPS) model posits unique causal roles for psychological and social processes, distinct from purely physiological ones.
  • A key limitation of the BPS model is its lack of explanation for how these disparate processes causally interact.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the explanatory gap in the biopsychosocial model regarding the causal interaction of physiological, psychological, and social factors in psychiatric disorders.
  • To propose an enactive approach as a framework for understanding biopsychosocial causality.
  • To explore how an organizational, rather than linear, view of causality can illuminate the development of psychiatric disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis integrating enactivism, embodied cognition, and organizational causality.
  • Critique of reductionist and traditional biopsychosocial models.
  • Application of enactive principles to understand mind-body-world interactions in mental health.

Main Results:

  • Enactivism provides a mechanism for understanding the causal interplay between embodied cognition, social context, and physiological states.
  • An organizational causality framework resolves the issue of how processes of different natures can causally influence each other.
  • This approach offers a more integrated understanding of the development of psychiatric disorders.

Conclusions:

  • The enactive approach, combined with organizational causality, offers a robust framework for understanding biopsychosocial interactions in psychiatric disorders.
  • This perspective moves beyond linear causality to a more dynamic and integrated view of mental health.
  • Understanding these interactions is crucial for developing effective interventions and prevention strategies.