Essential Psychopathology and It's Treatment

by Maxmen, Jerrold S.

• ISBN13: 9780393701739
• ISBN10: 0393701735
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-01-01
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc

Summary

A solid, current, highly readable introductory test to psychopathology, keyed to DSM-IV.

Author Biography

Jerrold S. Maxmen, M.D., was associate professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Diagnostic Psychopathology	p. 1
Psychopathology	p. 3
Assessment	p. 19
Diagnosis and Prognosis	p. 43
Etiology	p. 57
Treatment	p. 80
Sample Case History: Sherlock Holmes	p. 100
Mental Disorders	p. 107
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, and Other Cognitive Disorders	p. 109
Substance-Related Disorders	p. 132
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders	p. 173
Mood Disorders	p. 206
Anxiety Disorders	p. 244
Somatoform Disorders	p. 284
Factitious Disorders	p. 304
Dissociative Disorders	p. 310
Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders	p. 320
Eating Disorders	p. 332
Sleep Disorders	p. 349
Impulse Control Disorders Not Classified Elsewhere	p. 377
Personality Disorders	p. 389
Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence	p. 419
Adjustment Disorders	p. 458
Appendix A: DSM-IV Classification: Axis I and II Categories and Codes	p. 464
Appendix B: DSM-IV Axis IV Classification	p. 473
Appendix C: DSM-IV Axis V Classification: Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale	p. 475
Appendix D: Medical-Psychiatric History Form	p. 477
Appendix E: Glossary of Psychopathologic Signs and Symptoms	p. 481
Appendix F: Mini-Mental State Exam	p. 492
Appendix G: Psychiatric Medications: Names and Doses	p. 495
Appendix H: Psychiatric Medications: Side Effects and Their Management	p. 498
Appendix I: Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention	p. 505
References	p. 509
Index	p. 525
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