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    Challenges→Psychiatric diagnoses like schizophrenia should be replaced by focus on individual symptoms or problems rather than diagnostic categories

    The pragmatic and social functions of diagnostic categories constitute morally relevant goods that a purely symptom-focused framework would eliminate without equivalent replacement.

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    Key Terms

    Constitute(metaphysics)
    To be the parts or components that make up something—like how ingredients constitute a cake.
    Diagnostic categories(in psychology and medicine)
    Official labels or classifications that doctors or psychologists use to identify and name conditions or disorders.
    Morally relevant goods(as used in ethics)
    Outcomes or benefits that matter from an ethical standpoint—things we have good moral reasons to care about and protect.
    Pragmatic(as used in philosophy of language and meaning)
    Focused on practical, real-world effects and usefulness rather than just abstract theory.
    Symptom-focused framework(as used in philosophy of medicine)

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    An approach to medicine that only pays attention to the observable signs of illness (like fever or pain) without considering broader purposes or consequences.

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