Diagnosis Made Easier, First Edition :Principles and Techniques for Mental Health Clinicians

Publication subTitle :Principles and Techniques for Mental Health Clinicians

Author: Morrison> James  

Publisher: Guilford Publications Inc‎

Publication year: 2006

E-ISBN: 9781593855130

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781593853310

Subject: C91 Sociology;R47 Nursing;R74 Neurology and Psychiatry

Keyword: 神经病学与精神病学,基础医学,护理学,临床医学,社会学

Language: ENG

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Description

This authoritative, user-friendly book offers a complete introduction to the art and science of mental health diagnosis. Meeting a key need for students and novice clinicians, James Morrison, the author of the bestselling DSM-IV Made Easy, systematically takes the reader through every step of the process. He provides clear-cut principles and decision trees for evaluating information from a variety of sources and for constructing a valid working diagnosis that serves as a foundation for treatment. Special features include quick-reference tables, sidebars explaining key concepts, and over 100 case examples that bring the approach to life.

Chapter

CH$2 Getting Started with the Roadmap

CH$3 The Diagnostic Method

CH$4 Putting It Together

CH$5 Coping with Uncertainty

CH$6 Multiple Diagnoses

CH$7 Checking Up

CH$8 Understanding the Whole Patient

CH$9 Physical Illness and Mental Diagnosis

CH$10 Diagnosis and the Mental Status Examination

CH$11 Diagnosing Depression and Mania

CH$12 Diagnosing Anxiety and Fear

CH$13 Diagnosing Psychosis

CH$14 Diagnosing Problems of Memory and Thinking

CH$15 Diagnosing Substance Misuse and Other Addictions

CH$16 Diagnosing Personality and Relationship Problems

CH$17 Beyond Diagnosis: Compliance, Suicide, Violence

CH$18 Patients, Patients

Appendix: Diagnostic Principles

References and Suggested Reading

IDX$Index

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