Somatoform disorders : a medicolegal guide / Michael Trimble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trimble, Michael R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Somatoform disorders.

Medicine, Psychosomatic.

Forensic psychiatry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 254 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

People with somatoform disorder (which used to be known as hysteria) present with a range of symptoms that typically last for years and can't be traced to a specific physical cause. Such symptoms may include frequent headaches; back pain; abdominal cramping and pelvic pain; pain in the joints, legs and arms; chest or abdominal pain, and gastrointestinal problems. This 2004 book is an in-depth, clinically orientated review of the somatoform disorders and related clinical presentations (such as chronic fatigue syndrome) and how they present in a medico-legal setting. It is aimed at both clinicians and lawyers who deal with injury claims where these disorders impact much more frequently than is generally recognised.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Historical overview; 2 Classification and the somatoform disorders; 3 Clinical presentations; 4 Malingering; 5 Memory in a medicolegal context; 6 Assessment, treatment and prognosis; 7 Somatoform disorders in a medicolegal context; 8 Mechanisms; 9 Causation and the question of consciousness; Appendix: Civil Procedure Rules Part 35; Index

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-14421-3

1-280-45826-7

9786610458264

0-511-18540-5

0-511-18457-3

0-511-18718-1

0-511-31338-1

0-511-54436-7

0-511-18625-8

OCLC:

560110123