Tag: The Divided Mind
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The Divided Mind by Edward Bullmore: Do We Now Know What Causes Schizophrenia?
Introduction: A timely re-examination Edward Bullmore’s The Divided Mind takes readers on a rigorous tour of what we know—and what remains stubbornly uncertain—about the origins of schizophrenia. Building on decades of neurobiology and clinical insight, the book surveys brain networks, genetics, and early-life experiences to ask a simple yet profound question: do we truly understand…
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The Divided Mind review: Do we now know what causes schizophrenia?
Introduction: A timely question in a divided field Edward Bullmore’s The Divided Mind surveys the tangled terrain of schizophrenia’s origins. In a field long haunted by competing explanations—biological vulnerability, environmental stressors, and the fragile interpretations of the patient’s subjective experience—Bullmore threads a cautious path between determinism and uncertainty. The central question he revisits is deceptively…
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The Divided Mind review: Do we finally know what causes schizophrenia?
Introduction: A timely revisit of a stubborn question Edward Bullmore’s The Divided Mind revisits one of psychiatry’s most persistent puzzles: what actually causes schizophrenia? Building on decades of research, including the provocative Rosenhan experiment of 1973, Bullmore weaves together biology, psychology, and social context to ask whether a single root cause exists—or whether the disorder…