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BACKGROUND: Psychiatry is currently challenged by two main issues, subjectivity and non-exclusivity. AIM: The re-appraisal of phenomenological psychiatry. METHOD: Personal reflection. RESULTS: Phenomenology may contribute to psychiatry by 1. offering a method, 2. focusing on descriptive observation, and 3. taking a neutral stance. CONCLUSION: By emphasizing the subjective experience, phenomenology offers psychiatry an opportunity to become proficient and to distinguish itself from other disciplines through the continued development of insight and understanding of mental disorders. |
