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The vast majority of mental health clinicians and researchers rely on diagnostic systems based on operational criteria. However, in their everyday practice, many clinicians also pay attention to their own feelings or intuitions about the patient. For an even greater number of clinicians, this process may occur inadvertently. Scholars from various fields are increasingly stressing the importance of complementing the emphasis on operational criteria with thoughtful attention to the subjective and intersubjective elements involved in a thorough psychopathological evaluation. This book aims at capturing the essence, implications and full potential of the clinician’s subjective experience in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. It gathers contributions from several different disciplines, such as phenomenology, neuroscience, the cognitive sciences, and psychoanalysis. It also presents the development, validation, and clinical application of a psychometric instrument that reliably investigates the clinician’s feelings, thoughts, and perceptions related to the clinical encounter.
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Genre |
: Medical |
Author |
: Massimo Biondi |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Release |
: 2022-03-15 |
File |
: 238 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9783030904319 |
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Many texts review the scientific knowledge, diagnostic procedures, clinical syndromes, and therapeutic methods of importance to modern psychiatry. Barry Nurcombe and Rollin Gallagher offer something further. The Clinical Process in Psychiatry is about how to think in clinical settings. The authors take as their organizing theme the supple, efficient, systematic problem-solving of the experienced practitioner: from the eliciting of diagnostic clues and the intuition of patterns, through the generation of hypotheses and the gathering of evidence, to the formulation of comprehensive diagnoses and the design of goal-directed management plans. Throughout, they present theotetical material in a manner which is readily accessible to both students and clinicians during their daily encounters with patients.
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Genre |
: Medical |
Author |
: Barry Nurcombe |
Publisher |
: CUP Archive |
Release |
: 1986-06-27 |
File |
: 772 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 0521289289 |
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The first volume of this Handbook discussed neuroendocrine diagnostic tests and the diagnostic use of central nervous system amine metabolites. That volume further reviewed the toxicological evaluation of patients and the laboratory evalua tion of treatment outcome. It suggested a system for evaluating newly admitted psychiatric patients and dermed the scope of diagnostic procedures available in the emergency department. Volume II focuses on the use and interpretation of electro physiologic and radiologic diagnostic tests in psychiatry and then explores the laboratory evaluation of special groups of patients. The clinical sections of this volume are designed to assist the physician in in stituting a proper workup for specific patients and defining tests which will assist them in the differential diagnosis of various psychiatric disorders. Such workups are critical to exclude possible organic disorders which can present with psychia tric symptoms. The workup suggested for the various classes of patients will assist the clini cian with differential diagnosis, provide base-line information for long-term follow up, delineate biological perimeters at the beginning of treatment, protect the pa tient from unrecognized cardiac, renal, hepatic, or endocrine disorders which could be adversely affected by the administration of medications, and provide a rational sequencing of workup for particular disorders to insure the most thorough yet cost efficient approach to the patient.
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Genre |
: Medical |
Author |
: R.C.W. Hall |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Release |
: 2012-12-06 |
File |
: 363 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789401167284 |
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The third edition of this incisive practitioner resource and course text--updated for the DSM-5 Text Revision (DSM-5-TR)--takes the reader step by step through diagnostic decision making in mental health. Guidelines are presented for evaluating information from multiple sources, constructing a wide-ranging differential diagnosis, creating a safety hierarchy, and using decision trees to derive a valid working diagnosis. The book addresses specific issues in diagnosing the conditions most often seen in mental health practice, with an emphasis on how diagnosis informs effective treatment. More than 100 vivid vignettes illustrate the diagnostic process and allow readers to practice their skills. New to This Edition *Revised throughout for DSM-5-TR, including the new diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder. *Chapter on eating and sleeping disorders, including new decision trees. *New and updated vignettes and suggested readings.
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Genre |
: Medical |
Author |
: James Morrison |
Publisher |
: Guilford Publications |
Release |
: 2023-12-22 |
File |
: 364 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781462553402 |
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For centuries the "treatment" of mentally disturbed individuals was quite simple. They were accused of collusion with evil spirits, hunted, and persecuted. The last "witch" was killed as late as 1782 in Switzerland. Mentally disturbed people did not fare much better even when the witchhunting days were gone. John Christian Reil gave the following description of mental pa tients at the crossroads of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries: We incarcerate these miserable creatures as if they were criminals in abandoned jails, near to the lairs of owls in barren canyons beyond the city gates, or in damp dungeons of prisons, where never a pitying look of a humanitarian penetrates; and we let them, in chains, rot in their own excrement. Their fetters have eaten off the flesh of their bones, and their emaciated pale faces look expectantly toward the graves which will end their misery and cover up our shamefulness. (1803) The great reforms introduced by Philippe Pinel at Bicetre in 1793 augured the beginning of a new approach. Pinel ascribed the "sick role," and called for compas sion and help. One does not need to know much about those he wants to hurt, but one must know a lot in order to help. Pinel's reform was followed by a rapid develop ment in research of causes, symptoms, and remedies of mental disorders. There are two main prerequisites for planning a treatment strategy.
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Genre |
: Medical |
Author |
: Benjamin Wolman |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Release |
: 2012-12-06 |
File |
: 1017 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781468424904 |
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The diagnosis and classification of mental disorders are essential elements of psychiatric practice. Labeling and classifying phenomena enables the conveyance of a host of information about the clinical picture, etiology, pathogenesis, prognosis, and treatment of a patient's condition. Recent developments have introduced a new rigor and precision into a diagnostic process previously viewed as highly idiosyncratic and imprecise. This volume reviews the major clinical syndromes in the light of current research, and offers recommendations for improving and refining our approach to diagnosing and classifying psychiatric disorders. The authors address issues involved in constructing classification systems and considers the value of multiaxial approaches to the diagnostic process. The implications of diagnostic and classificatory systems for clinical practice, mental health education, and program administration are thoroughly examined. Particular attention is paid to evaluation of the new system of classification adopted by the American Psychiatric Association, which is the focus of much interest worldwide. Together, these chapters constitute a comprehensive appraisal of contemporary approaches to the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders, and of the impact of diagnosis and classification in the field.
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Genre |
: Medical |
Author |
: Gary L. Tischler |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1987 |
File |
: 546 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 0521323665 |
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The Science of Psychiatry We live in exciting times. Psychiatrists practicing their specialty are beset as never before with news of developments in the field. The conduits of news to the practicing clinician are usually either stories written in the popular medical press such as news circulars and advertisements from commercial concerns, or from de tailed scientific articles written for the scientific community. In both forms, the news has been coming thick and fast. The problem encountered most often by practicing psychiatrists and clini cians responsible for hospital facilities is integrating this material into a coherent whole, with sufficient technical detail to permit the appropriate development or use of the new tests and procedures in the clinical setting. The two volumes comprising the Handbook of Psychiatric Diagnostic Pro cedures represent an attempt to provide a clinically useful review of the current accepted applicability of these tests and procedures, to enable the clinician to properly implement and evaluate the procedures as well as the results obtained.
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Genre |
: Medical |
Author |
: R.C.W. Hall |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Release |
: 2012-04-09 |
File |
: 343 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9401167265 |
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Psychiatric diagnosis plays a central role in the clinical practice of modern psychiatry. This how-to book provides a description of how to go about making an accurate, comprehensive, yet focused psychiatric diagnosis, while also providing a succinct and critical review of DSM-III-R. This book is written for students and clinicians in the fields of medicine, psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, and other fields where professional skills are required to develop psychiatric diagnoses. focusing on five elements that result in an integrated assessment process. tailored to the clinical context. This chapter provides guidelines for building a psychiatric evaluation. summary of the major diagnostic categories in DSM-III-R itself. The application of psychiatric theory is examined in Chapter 4. This chapter makes the application of theory explicit, rather than implicit, so that a clinician is more aware of the application of theory, its possible benefits, and the introduction of possible biases. case formulation may be tailored to the individual patient or situation. Finally, Chapter 6 focuses on the fifth component in the psychiatric diagnostic process - the ongoing diagnostic synthesis. This component maintains that the diagnostic process continues indefinitely, or until the patient is no longer under the clinician's care. In this chapter, the author provides guidelines for continuing the diagnostic evaluation process during treatment of the patient. demonstrates, in a concise framework, an integrated approach to using DSM-III-R in making accurate diagnoses.
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Genre |
: Medical |
Author |
: Jess Amchin |
Publisher |
: American Psychiatric Publishing |
Release |
: 1991 |
File |
: 272 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UOM:39015018864010 |
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In this work, John Z. Sadler examines the nature and significance for practice of the value-content of psychiatric diagnostic classification.
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Genre |
: Medical |
Author |
: John Z. Sadler |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Release |
: 2005 |
File |
: 564 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 0198526377 |
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Two key challenges face mental health practitioners: making the correct psychiatric diagnosis and choosing the most appropriate treatment option. This book aims to help with both. Clinical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders - Second Edition combines clinically-relevant information about each of theDSM-IV-TR diagnoses with clear, detailed information on treatment options, giving full clinical management advice. Once again, the editors, both leading psychiatrists, have condensed the chapters on Disorders from Tasman et al’s acclaimed two volume textbook of Psychiatry (now in its Third Edition), retaining only the content they deem particularly relevant to the clinician for ease of use. Each disorder is discussed under the headings of Diagnosis (including Assessment Issues, Comorbidity, Course, and Differential Diagnosis, giving diagnostic decision trees where relevant) and Treatment (listing all therapeutic options, giving practical advice for patient management, summarising treatment specifics with tables and treatment flowcharts). The original edition established itself as the first point of reference for any clinician or mental health practitioner needing expert advice on therapeutic options for any psychiatric disorder. This edition features an additional chapter on the psychiatric interview and assessment of mental status to increase its utility. It echoes the progress in psychiatry regarding the establishment of an evidenced-based model of taxonomy, diagnosis, etiology, and treatment. Indeed, from a psychologist's perspective, the equal consideration provided to empirically supported psychosocial treatments versus somatic treatment is a significant development in the field of psychiatry. Jonathan Weinand in PsycCritiques, the American Psychological Association Review of Books
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Genre |
: Medical |
Author |
: Michael B. First |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Release |
: 2011-08-31 |
File |
: 566 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781119964636 |