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The neglect of volition
- Author:
- HENDERSON Scott
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 186(4), April 2005, pp.273-274.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reinstating the place of volition in clinical practice would do much to temper the assumption that behaviour harmful to self or others is usually excusable if a mental disorder is present. It would also point the way to cognitive psychotherapy focused on augmenting the person’s power of choice in action. With the advances now being made in the neurosciences and behavioural genetics, it is all the more important that clinical psychiatry be well informed about biological determinants of volitional control. For free will to be eclipsed by biological determinism would impoverish an essential aspect of human existence. Psychiatry has a contribution to make here: in both assessment and treatment, it could place more appropriate weight on volition and personal responsibility.
Epidemiology of paranoid symptoms in an elderly population
- Authors:
- FORSELL Yvonne, HENDERSON Scott A.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 172, May 1998, pp.429-432.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article aims to estimate the community prevalence and to identify some associated variables. A community sample of 1420 elderly people, was extensively examined by nurses and physicians. Paranoid symptoms in this elderly population were associated most strongly with cognitive impairment. Other associated variables pointed to a higher level of social isolation than others in the community.