Descriptive psychopathology : the signs and symptoms of behavioral disorders / Michael Alan Taylor, Nutan Atre Vaidya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Michael Alan, 1940- author.

Vaidya, Nutan Atre, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychodiagnostics.

Neurobehavioral disorders--Diagnosis.

Neurobehavioral disorders.

Psychology, Pathological.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 483 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Beyond the DSM and ICD : a rationale for understanding and using descriptive psychopathology

A history of psychiatric classification

The brain and psychopathology

The neuropsychiatric evaluation : principles of descriptive psychopathology and the diagnostic process

The neuropsychiatric evaluation : examination style, structure, and technique

Psychopathology of everyday behavior and general appearance

Disturbances of motor function

Disturbances in emotional experience

Disturbances in speech and language

Perceptual disturbances

Delusions and abnormal thought content

Obsessive-compulsive behaviors

Cognitive testing and the psychopathology of cognitive dysfunction

Personality

Abnormal trait behaviors : personality disorder

An evidence-based classification.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 400-471) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-19287-0

0-511-55210-6

1-281-94509-9

9786611945091

0-511-45647-6

0-511-45480-5

0-511-45779-0

0-511-45377-9

0-511-45583-6

OCLC:

437089335