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O cérebro produz a mente? Um levantamento da opinião de psiquiatras / Does the brain produce the mind? A survey of psychiatrists’ opinions
Moreira-Almeida, Alexander; Araujo, Saulo de Freitas.
Affiliation
  • Moreira-Almeida, Alexander; Federal University of Juiz de Fora. School of Medicine. Department of Internal Medicine. Juiz de Fora. BR
  • Araujo, Saulo de Freitas; Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Department of Psychology. Juiz de Fora. BR
Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (Impr.) ; 42(3): 74-75, May-Jun/2015. tab
Article in English, Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-797118
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RESUMO
Psychiatrists’ views on the mind-brain relationship (MBR) have marked clinical and research implications, but there is a lack of studies on this topic.

Objectives:

To evaluate psychiatrists’ opinions on the MBR, and whether they are amenable to change or not.

Methods:

We conducted a survey of psychiatrists’ views on the MBR just before and after a debate on the MBR at the Brazilian Congress of Psychiatry in 2014.

Results:

Initially, from more than 600 participants, 53% endorsed the view that “the mind (your “I”) is a product of brain activity”, while 47% disagreed. Moreover, 72% contested the view that “the universe is composed only of matter”. After the debate, 30% changed from a materialist to a non-materialist view of mind, while 17% changed in the opposite way.

Discussion:

Psychiatrists are interested in debates on the MBR, do not hold a monolithic view on the subject and their positions are open to reflection and change, suggesting the need for more in-depth studies and rigorous but open-minded debates on the subject...
ABSTRACT
Psychiatrists’ views on the mind-brain relationship (MBR) have marked clinical and research implications, but there is a lack of studies on this topic.

Objectives:

To evaluate psychiatrists’ opinions on the MBR, and whether they are amenable to change or not.

Methods:

We conducted a survey of psychiatrists’ views on the MBR just before and after a debate on the MBR at the Brazilian Congress of Psychiatry in 2014.

Results:

Initially, from more than 600 participants, 53% endorsed the view that “the mind (your “I”) is a product of brain activity”, while 47% disagreed. Moreover, 72% contested the view that “the universe is composed only of matter”. After the debate, 30% changed from a materialist to a non-materialist view of mind, while 17% changed in the opposite way.

Discussion:

Psychiatrists are interested in debates on the MBR, do not hold a monolithic view on the subject and their positions are open to reflection and change, suggesting the need for more in-depth studies and rigorous but open-minded debates on the subject...
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: LILACS Main subject: Psychiatry / Brazil / Knowledge Type of study: Qualitative research Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English / Portuguese Journal: Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (Impr.) Journal subject: Psychiatry Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Federal University of Juiz de Fora/BR

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: LILACS Main subject: Psychiatry / Brazil / Knowledge Type of study: Qualitative research Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English / Portuguese Journal: Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (Impr.) Journal subject: Psychiatry Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Federal University of Juiz de Fora/BR
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