About the Authors

Dr. Matthew R. Broome is Lecturer in the Section of Neuroimaging, Division of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry and Honorary Specialist Registrar in Psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital, in London. His research interests include structural and functional neuroimaging in psychotic illness, cognitive models of delusion formation, the prodrome and transition to psychosis, hysteria, and the philosophy of psychiatry. His clinical work is with both the Brixton Community Mental Health Team and the OASIS Prodromal Psychosis service. He can be contacted via e-mail at m.broome@iop.kcl.ac.uk.

Gordon Globus, M.D. is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Philosophy at the University of California Irvine. His recent book, Quantum Closures and Disclosures: Thinking Together Quantum Brain Dynamics and Postphenomenology (John Benjamins, 2003), reflects his current interests in postmodernity and revolutionary theories of brain functioning. He can be contacted 400 Newport Center Dr., Suite 701, Newport Beach, CA 92660, or by e-mail at ggglobus@aol.com.

Thomas Fuchs, M.D., Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Psychiatric Department of the University of Heidelberg. He is author of The Mechanization of the Heart (Rochester, 2001) and has published mainly on phenomenological psychiatry. He can be contacted at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg, Vossstr. 4, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany or via e-mail at Thomas_Fuchs@med.uni-heidelberg.de.

Douglas W. Heinrichs, M.D., received his undergraduate education in philosophy and psychology as well as his medical training at Georgetown University. He received psychiatric training at the University of Cincinnati. After completing a research fellowship at the University of Maryland, he remained there conducting clinical trails in the treatment of psychotic disorders for a decade. He is currently in the private practice of psychiatry in Ellicott City. His interests include philosophy of mind, psychiatric ethics, the integration of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, and especially the philosophy of psychopharmacology. He can be contacted at 5034 Dorsey Hall Drive, Suite 103, Ellicott City, MD 21042 or via e-mail at heinrichs@medscape.com.

Stephen H. Kellert is Professor of Philosophy at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his undergraduate degree in Physics and Philosophy from Yale University and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Northwestern University. His research has focused on the philosophical implications of nonlinear dynamics and he is currently completing work on a manuscript examining the uses of chaos theory in economics, law, and literature. He can be contacted at 1536 Hewitt Avenue, Mailbox #173, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN 55104 or via e-mail at skellert@gw.hamline.edu.

Thomas S. Kubarych earned his Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Edinburgh and did postdoctoral training in mental health statistics at Columbia University. He is currently a Research Associate at the Virginia Institute of Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics and Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University. His research interests include personality and psychopathology, psychometrics and narcissism. Recent publications are: Kubarych, T. S., I. J. Deary, and E. J. Austin. 2004. The narcissistic personality inventory: factor structure in a non-clinical sample. Personality and Individual Differences 36, no. 4:857–872 and Kubarych, T. S., S. H. Aggen, J. M. Hettema, K. S. Kendler, and M. C. Neale. 2005. Endorsement frequencies and factor structure of DSM-III-R and DSM-IV generalized anxiety disorder symptoms in women: Implications for future research, classification, treatment and comorbidity. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research 14, no. 2:69–81. He can be contacted at Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980126, Richmond, VA 23298-0126 or via e-mail at tkubarych@vcu.edu.

Christian Kupke is a philosopher who is interested in the relationship of philosophy, psychopathology, and psychoanalysis; co-founder of the German interdisciplinary "Society for Philosophy and Sciences of the Psyche"; editor and co-editor of several philosophical magazines and books; currently working on a publication dealing with melancholic, manic, and schizophrenic time suffering; webpage: http://www.text-pool.de. He can be contacted at Society for Philosophy and Sciences of the Psyche, Department of...