To reveal disease or to promote function - that is the question.

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-07 DOI:10.1080/02813432.2023.2274336

Eivind Meland, Stefan Hjörleifsson

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Abstract

Medicine faces challenges that indicate that it may not be sustainable. A descriptive disease concept is apt to what philosopher of science Ian Hacking called "looping effects", which can explain why health care is faced with insatiable demands. Diseases are not only indifferent objects with an objective existence in the biology of individuals. They are often interactive identities that have attractive properties. We suggest a shift in medical practice where descriptive perspectives are complemented with functional perspectives to enable clinicians better to help people from merging with dysfunctional disease identities.

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揭示疾病或促进功能——这就是问题所在。

医学面临的挑战表明它可能是不可持续的。一个描述性的疾病概念适用于科学哲学家伊恩·哈金所说的“循环效应”，这可以解释为什么医疗保健面临着永不满足的需求。疾病不仅仅是个体生物学中客观存在的无关紧要的对象。它们通常是具有吸引力的互动身份。我们建议在医疗实践中进行转变，将描述性视角与功能性视角相补充，使临床医生能够更好地帮助人们避免与功能失调的疾病身份融合。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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