Arts and Humanities
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Mind-body dualism challenges modern psychiatry, sparking debate on patient care.

BJPsych Advances
Is mind–body dualism compatible with modern psychiatry?
Christopher Chen-Wei Ng

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Mind-body dualism is not necessarily incompatible with modern psychiatry. Some believe that recent neuroscience disproves dualism and that it can lead to unhelpful attitudes towards patients. However, there is no inherent conflict between dualism and psychiatry.

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