Descriptive Psychopathology: The Signs and Symptoms of Behavioral Disorders - Rilegato

Taylor, Michael Alan; Vaidya, Nutan Atre

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ISBN 10: 0521886309 ISBN 13: 9780521886307

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Riassunto

In order to accurately describe and diagnose psychiatric illness, practitioners require in-depth knowledge of the signs and symptoms of behavioral disorders. Descriptive Psychopathology provides a broad review of the psychopathology of psychiatric illness, beyond the limitations of the DSM and ICD criteria. Beginning with a discussion of the background to psychiatric classification, the authors explore the problems and limitations of current diagnostic systems. The following chapters then present the principles of psychiatric examination and diagnosis, described with accompanying patient vignettes and summary tables, and related to different diagnostic concerns. A thought-provoking conclusion proposes a restructuring of psychiatric classification based on the psychopathology literature and its validating data. Written for psychiatry and neurology residents, clinical psychologists, behavioral neurologists, clinical psychology students and psychiatric nurse practitioners, it is invaluable to anyone who accepts the responsibility for the care of patients with behavioral syndromes.

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'As a psychiatric resident, I feel fortunate to have read this book early in my career to help shape the way I learn psychiatry and to care for patients with brain disease. The book is very complete in its description of various psychiatric disorders and should be recommended to psychiatric and neurology residents in training.' Aaron Plattner, Rush University Medical Centre

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Descriptive Psychopathology provides a broad review of the psychopathology of psychiatric illness, beyond the limitations of the DSM and ICD criteria. It explores the problems of the current diagnostic systems and discusses the background of psychiatric classification. It is invaluable to anyone who cares for patients with behavioral syndromes.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521886309
• ISBN 13: 9780521886307
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida