Masquerading Symptoms (eBook)

Uncovering Physical Illnesses That Present as Psychological Problems

Barbara Schildkrout (Autor)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
608 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-23487-7 (ISBN)

Infos

The definitive resource to the signs, symptoms, and patterns of
medical diseases that CAN present as psychological problems

This invaluable reference enables clinicians, as well as
patients and their families, to become more familiar with these
medical conditions and how they may masquerade as mental
disorders.Part One of this book is organized so that
it corresponds to the sections of the Standard Mental Status Exam.
It is composed of clinical presentation descriptions that direct
the reader to the medical diseases described inPart
Two that may be contributing to the patient's
discomfort.

Without medical jargon, Barbara Schildkrout lucidly explains how
patients with each medical condition may end up seeking help from a
mental health professional.

The conditions explored in this book include:

* Alzheimer's disease

* Brain tumors

* Carbon monoxide poisoning

* Diseases of the thyroid

* Endocrine disorders

* Hepatic encephalopathy

* HIV/AIDS

* Hyperventilation syndrome

* Hypoglycemia

* Limbic encephalitis

* Lyme disease

* Syphilis

* Thiamine deficiency

* Traumatic brain injury

The book also describes a proven process for working with
patients during and after the referral process, and integrating
medical findings into ongoing therapeutic work. All mental health
professionals need access to this information, and Masquerading
Symptoms puts it all in a single, easily navigated reference.
BARBARA SCHILDKROUT, MD,is an Assistant Clinical Professor
of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has taught for many
years at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She has a
Subspecialty Board Certification through the United Council for
Neurological Subspecialties in behavioral neurology and
neuropsychiatry and has maintained a private clinical practice in
the Boston area for over 25 years.

Autor

BARBARA SCHILDKROUT, MD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has taught for many years at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She has a Subspecialty Board Certification through the United Council for Neurological Subspecialties in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry and has maintained a private clinical practice in the Boston area for over twenty-five years.

Rezensionen

"Dr. Schildkrout takes aim against the factionalizing
dualism inherent in our modern mode of psychiatric thought.
Psychiatry, she reminds us, is not the stuff left over once the
medical is ruled out. Far from it! With this compendium, she has
created a pragmatic reference for neuro-psychiatric diagnosis from
an often ignored, but important, perspective. The role of the
psychotherapist is not the realm of the 'mind' alone:
Dr. Schildkrout forces us to remember that not only can psychiatric
symptoms impact medical conditions, but medical conditions can
underlie psychiatric symptoms. In theory, as practitioners, we
already know this; but, I would argue, we often struggle putting
this knowledge into practice. This book will help us and our
colleagues across disciplines to think in terms that, I would
argue, are the future of psychiatry. It is one of those rare
medical books that you feel you ought to reread at the beginning of
each year to remind yourself to keep your eyes open and never stop
searching for things hidden beneath the surface."--Aaron
J. Hauptman, MD; Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas
Southwestern; Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, November 2014,
Vol. 26 No. 4, pages 305-307

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.5.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung
• Schlagworte: Clinical psychology • Klinische Psychologie • Psychologie • Psychology
• ISBN-10: 1-118-23487-1 / 1118234871
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-23487-7 / 9781118234877