Jenn Gleason
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Research Interests

My research tends to focus on questions in the area where social metaphysics and psychiatry overlap. My recent work can be divided into three strands:
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1.  The nature of mental disorder, e.g.:
  • What is mental disorder? 
  • What is the relationship between mental disorder and mental dysfunction?
  • How should we conceptualize mental disorder for our various purposes?
  • Why is mental disorder stigmatized, and what (if anything) can and should be done to alleviate this stigmatization? 
  • How does mental disorder affect the individual with the disorder? 

2.  Questions in medical ethics, e.g.:
  • How should we understand mental disorder for clinical purposes?
  • How does stigmatization affect patients and patient treatment?
  • How does mental disorder impact a patient's autonomy? 

3.  Questions about social justice, e.g.:
  • What are the elements of social injustice? 
    • What is stigmatization?
    • Who are the victims of stigmatization? 
  • What conceptual tools do we need in the fight against social injustice?
  • How should we proceed with our social justice projects so as to actually meet our goals of alleviating injustice


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