In a presidential debate about science, it would be perfectly valid for a candidate to talk about the science of mental illness purely in economic terms, comparing, for example, increased funding for brain research with the continued financial toll of the status quo.
A major part of the undergraduate medical curriculum is dedicated to teaching the art and science of diagnosing illness and disease.
Within the new science of psychiatric classification, illnesses that could account for Schumann's symptoms (and music) were seen as having a hereditary basis.
I look forward to talking nerdy this week -- about the science of common mental illnesses -- with all of you.
According to a study done by Ohio State University consumer science professor, Robert Scharff, "The basic cost-of-illness model includes economic estimates for medical costs, productivity losses, and illness-related death.
This has been linked, for example, to "medical science's preference for studying the causes of illness rather than health.
Punk'n's influence on my life is possibly why I became so interested in a book published just before the new year: Infectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How We 'Catch' Mental Illness, by Harriet A Washington.
NO INFORMED CONSENT: These are photos of elementary school age children who in all likelihood have virtually no comprehension or clear understanding of vivisection, science, illness and death.
This is the crucial part, asking people how they feel when they have flu, by delving into the psychology of illness - not just the science.
Human biology has been daunting in its complexity, and out of necessity, medical science is forced to simplify it in creating concepts of illness.
