Reintroducing Consciousness in Psychopathology: Review of the Literature and Conceptual Framework.
Front Psychol November 17, 2020 Gert Ouwersloot, Jan Derksen, Gerrit Glas 9 citations
Altered consciousness is a common symptom across many psychological disorders, yet clinical psychology and psychiatry lack a clear framework for recognizing, understanding, and treating these disturbances. This paper reviews how the DSM-5 and ICD-10 currently address consciousness, summarizes psychological and theoretical perspectives, and offers a practical clinical definition of consciousness linked to various diagnoses. Using Jean-Paul Sartre's distinctions among states, functions, qualities, and structure, it provides a conceptual framework to refine diagnostics and guide therapeutic possibilities in clinical practice.