Unmasking psychological symptoms : how therapists can learn to recognize the psychological presentation of medical disorders /

• Main Author: Schildkrout, Barbara
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2011]
• Subjects: Medicine, Psychosomatic.; Diagnosis, Differential.; Psychophysiologic Disorders > etiology.; Psychophysiologic Disorders > psychology.; Somatoform Disorders > diagnosis.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.; MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.; MEDICAL > Diseases.; MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.; MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• The Nature of the Problem
• Laying the Groundwork
• Characteristics That Make Somatic Diseases Difficult to Detect
• Patterns in Time
• The Clinical Interview
• The History of the Present Illness
• Specific Physical Signs and Symptoms
• Classical Presentations--Focal Signs, Dementia, and Delirium
• Specific Mental Signs and Symptoms
• Important Aspects of the Patient Assessment--A Second Look
• Extended Clinical Vignettes--Working with Patients
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index.
• The nature of the problem
• Laying the groundwork
• What characteristics make organic diseases difficult to detect?
• Patterns in time.