Functional disorders can also be explained through a non-reductionist application of network theory

Michael E. Hyland*

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Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>A network structure explains why reductionism is not possible for mental illness, but the same argument applies for the somatic symptoms of functional disorders. Because the covariation of symptoms of functional disorders cannot be explained in terms of symptom-to-symptom causality, explanation requires a network of biological mechanisms having emergent properties that cannot be reduced to biology.</jats:p>
Original languageEnglish
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JournalBehavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume42
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Publication statusPublished - 2019

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