Jani Kajanoja, MD, PhD

Dr Kajanoja is an MD specializing in psychiatry, and a researcher at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku Finland.

Articles by Jani Kajanoja, MD, PhD

Will Denial Make DSM’s Validity Problem Go Away? A Reply to Pies and Ruffalo

ByJussi Valtonen, PhD,Jani Kajanoja, MD, PhD

October 14th 2024

The discussion on psychiatric diagnoses and descriptive labels continues…

Descriptive Labels Are Not Causes, No Matter How Hard You Try: A Response to Pies and Ruffalo

ByJani Kajanoja, MD, PhD,Jussi Valtonen, PhD

August 26th 2024

If circular claims are presented together with unfounded claims about purported brain mechanisms, they may further bias individuals towards falsely assuming that biological causes and mechanisms have been identified for psychiatric problems.

Jani Kajanoja, MD, PhD

Articles by Jani Kajanoja, MD, PhD

Will Denial Make DSM’s Validity Problem Go Away? A Reply to Pies and Ruffalo

Descriptive Labels Are Not Causes, No Matter How Hard You Try: A Response to Pies and Ruffalo

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