A Rebuttal on Health

Boorse, Christopher

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“…In analogy to opposing notions of life and death, Christopher Boorse [20][21][22] conceived a biological concept of health as absence of disease, proposing what he named a "biostatistical theory of health". His approach was based on four concepts: 'normal function', 'reference class', 'disease', and 'health'.…”

Section: Theories Of Disease Not Of Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The respective antagonists would fi t with the other levels of normalcy: diagnostically abnormal and therapeutically abnormal. [20][21][22] Kleinman, Eisenberg & Good 52 defi ned disease as a biomedical concept that refers to alteration or dysfunction in biological and/or psychological processes, illness incorporates individual experience and perception of disease, and sickness refers to the societal reaction to problems deriving from both disease and illness. In this perspective, organs or physiological systems can function pathologically regardless of its recognition or perception by the individual or by the social environment.…”

Section: Theories Of Disease Not Of Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…21,25,27,55,69 A few attempts in this regard, such as Stempsey's 71 pathological view of disease or Gammelgaard's 43 evolutionary biology perspective, have resulted in reductionist, narrow models of disease and health. Exceptions are Boorse [20][21][22] and Nordenfelt 62 who proposed comprehensive approaches for health as a theoretical concept. Despite remarkable insights, the contribution of these authors is still limited by their account of health as a linear object of knowledge, defined as the absence of disease.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Towards a Unified Theory of Health-Disease: I. Health as a complex model-object

Almeida-Filho¹

2013

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Theory building is one of the most crucial challenges faced by basic, clinical and population research, which form the scientifi c foundations of health practices in contemporary societies. The objective of the study is to propose a Unifi ed Theory of Health-Disease as a conceptual tool for modeling health-disease-care in the light of complexity approaches. With this aim, the epistemological basis of theoretical work in the health fi eld and concepts related to complexity theory as concerned to health problems are discussed. Secondly, the concepts of modelobject, multi-planes of occurrence, modes of health and disease-illness-sickness complex are introduced and integrated into a unifi ed theoretical framework. Finally, in the light of recent epistemological developments, the concept of Health-Disease-Care Integrals is updated as a complex reference object fi t for modeling health-related processes and phenomena. DESCRIPTORS: RESUMOA elaboração de teorias constitui um dos desafi os mais cruciais enfrentados pela pesquisa básica, clínica e populacional que forma as bases científi cas das práticas de saúde nas sociedades contemporâneas. O objetivo deste estudo é propor uma teoria unifi cada da saúde-doença como ferramenta conceitual para a modelagem da saúde-doença-cuidado à luz de abordagens da complexidade. Discute-se a base epistemológica do trabalho teórico no campo da saúde bem como conceitos relacionados à teoria da complexidade aplicada a problemas de saúde. Em segundo lugar, os conceitos de objeto-modelo, multi-planos de ocorrência, modos de saúde e complexo doença-enfermidade-moléstia são introduzidos e integrados numa estrutura teórica unifi cada. Finalmente, à luz de desenvolvimentos epistemológicos recentes, atualiza-se o conceito de integrais de saúde-doença-cuidado como um complexo objeto de referência ajustado para a modelagem de processos e fenômenos relacionados com a saúde.DESCRITORES: Modelos Teóricos. Processo Saúde-Doença. Assistência Integral à Saúde.

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Section: Theories Of Disease Not Of Healthmentioning

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Section: Theories Of Disease Not Of Healthmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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2013

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“…Such accounts have been best worked out by Christopher Boorse (1975Boorse ( , 1976Boorse ( , 1977Boorse ( , 1997. On Boorse's account we can think of the human body and mind as a goal-directed system that is made up of a number of subsystems.…”

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“…Descriptive accounts (paradigmatically Christopher Boorse's 1975Boorse's , 1976Boorse's , 1977Boorse's , 1997 claim that disorder is purely a matter of biological (and/or psychological) dysfunctioning. Such accounts are "descriptive" in that they imply that whether a condition is a disorder is simply a descriptive matter, that is it depends solely on value-free facts.…”

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Being ill and getting better: recovery and accounts of disorder

Cooper¹

2012

Recovery of People With Mental Illness

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The aim of psychiatric treatment is to help patients to get better, but working out what getting better should be taken to mean can be problematic. This chapter explores how one's view of what counts as recovery will depend on the account of disorder that one adopts. Accounts of disorder can be split into two main categories. Biologically based accounts (paradigmatically those of Christopher Boorse) claim that disorder is purely a matter of biological dysfunctioning. According to such accounts the aim of treatment will be to restore functioning such that ultimately the patient's psychological subsystems will function in the same way as those of other humans of the same age and gender. Accordingly, whether a patient is getting better will be seen as the sort of thing that can be fairly assessed by standardized rating scales. In contrast, accounts which hold that disorder is a value-laden concept will lead one to view recovery differently. According to such accounts, for a condition to count as a disorder it must be bad. It will be argued that whether a condition is bad or not will vary with factors such as the social environment, and also with the aims, desires, and self-understanding of the individual patient. One consequence of this is that a condition that was once bad for the patient can be rendered neutral or good for them not only by altering the functioning of their psychological subsystems, but also by altering the patient's social environment or their own assessment of the situation. This means that measuring “recovery” will not be a straightforward matter. The chapter ends by considering how treatment efficacy might best be assessed according to such a view of recovery.

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Human Enhancement Uses of Biotechnology, Ethics, Therapyvs. Enhancement

McKenny¹

2000

Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues in Biotechnology

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A Rebuttal on Health

Cited by 385 publications

References 48 publications

Towards a Unified Theory of Health-Disease: I. Health as a complex model-object

Towards a Unified Theory of Health-Disease: I. Health as a complex model-object

Being ill and getting better: recovery and accounts of disorder

Human Enhancement Uses of Biotechnology, Ethics, Therapyvs. Enhancement

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