Advancing psychiatric nosology through philosophical inquiry

TY - JOUR

T1 - Advancing psychiatric nosology through philosophical inquiry

AU - Arjmand, Shokouh

AU - Saboori Amleshi, Reza

AU - Guimarães, Francisco S

AU - Wegener, Gregers

PY - 2024/10/11

Y1 - 2024/10/11

N2 - Here, we have utilised the concept of fuzzy logic and Karl Popper’s notion of verisimilitude to advocate navigating the complexity of psychiatric nosology, emphasising that psychiatric disorders defy Boolean logic. We underscore the importance of embracing imprecision and collecting extensive data for a more nuanced understanding of psychiatric disorders, asserting that falsifiability is crucial for scientific progress. We encourage the advancement of personalised psychiatric taxonomy, urging the continual accumulation of data to inform emerging advancements like artificial intelligence in reshaping current psychiatric nosology.

AB - Here, we have utilised the concept of fuzzy logic and Karl Popper’s notion of verisimilitude to advocate navigating the complexity of psychiatric nosology, emphasising that psychiatric disorders defy Boolean logic. We underscore the importance of embracing imprecision and collecting extensive data for a more nuanced understanding of psychiatric disorders, asserting that falsifiability is crucial for scientific progress. We encourage the advancement of personalised psychiatric taxonomy, urging the continual accumulation of data to inform emerging advancements like artificial intelligence in reshaping current psychiatric nosology.

KW - Psychiatric nosology

KW - fuzzy logic

KW - fuzzy systems

KW - psychiatric taxonomy

KW - truthlikeness

KW - verisimilitude

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85207626199&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1017/neu.2024.21

DO - 10.1017/neu.2024.21

M3 - Comment/debate/letter to the editor

SN - 0924-2708

SP - 1

EP - 4

JO - Acta Neuropsychiatrica

JF - Acta Neuropsychiatrica

ER -