The Phenomenologico-Existential Approach to Psychopathology

Abstract

In the essay it is shown the importance of phenomenology in the studies of the mental diseases providing genuine support for psychiatric medical science. In particular phenomenological psychopathology gave a contribution to criticize the classical psychiatry as an instrument of social repression in Italy. It pays attention to human being in his/her totality and to the ethical aspects of the research. Many references are made to the history of psychiatry and to contemporary anthropoanalysis.