Today's post is by Emiliano Loria (Università La Sapienza, Roma). Here he summarises a recent paper he wrote, " A desirable convulsive threshold: Some reflections about electroconvulsive therapy ", published open access in a special issue of the European Journal of Analytic Philosophy on Bounds of Rationality . Emiliano Loria Long-standing psychiatric practice confirms the pervasive use of pharmacological therapies for treating severe mental disorders. Nevertheless, we are far from triumphal therapeutic success. Despite the advances made by neuropsychiatry, this medical discipline remains lacking in terms of diagnostic and prognostic capabilities when compared to other branches of medicine. An ethical principle remains as the guidance of therapeutic interventions: improving the quality of life for patients. Unfortunately, psychotropic drugs and psychotherapies do not always result in an efficient remission of symptoms. I corroborate the idea that therapists ...
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