Diagnosis Made Easier, First Edition Principles and Techniques for Mental Health Clinicians

by Morrison, James

• ISBN13: 9781593853310
• ISBN10: 1593853319
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-21
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

"With information in hand about a new patient, a mental health clinician now faces the question: How can I translate my knowledge and impressions into the most accurate diagnosis? Meeting a key need for students and novice practitioners, this volume offers an engaging, reliable, and authoritative guide to this critical task. James Morrison draws on his experience evaluating thousands of patients to provide an accessible roadmap and many practical tools for navigating the complexities of diagnostic decision making. As in his bestselling DSM-IV Made Easy, Morrison writes with wisdom and wit, offering incisive, refreshingly candid insights into the intricacies of clinical practice."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

James Morrison, MD, earned his BA at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and obtained his medical degree and psychiatric training at Washington University in St. Louis. With an extensive work history in both the private and public sectors, he is currently Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. Dr. Morrison’s other books for professionals include The First Interview, DSM-IV Made Easy, When Psychological Problems Mask Medical Disorders, and Interviewing Children and Adolescents. In 2002 he published a manual for patients and their relatives, Straight Talk about Your Mental Health.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
PART I The Basics of Diagnosis
1 The Road to Diagnosis	3	(4)
2 Getting Started with the Roadmap	7	(7)
3 The Diagnostic Method	14	(9)
4 Putting It Together	23	(19)
5 Coping with Uncertainty	42	(14)
6 Multiple Diagnoses	56	(12)
7 Checking Up	68	(19)
PART II The Building Blocks of Diagnosis
8 Understanding the Whole Patient	87	(11)
9 Physical Illness and Mental Diagnosis	98	(18)
10 Diagnosis and the Mental Status Examination	116	(11)
PART III Applying the Diagnostic Techniques
11 Diagnosing Depression and Mania	127	(37)
12 Diagnosing Anxiety and Fear	164	(18)
13 Diagnosing Psychosis	182	(31)
14 Diagnosing Problems of Memory and Thinking	213	(22)
15 Diagnosing Substance Misuse and Other Addictions	235	(13)
16 Diagnosing Personality and Relationship Problems	248	(19)
17 Beyond Diagnosis: Compliance, Suicide, Violence	267	(10)
18 Patients, Patients	277	(24)
Appendix: Diagnostic Principles	301	(2)
References and Suggested Reading	303	(6)
Index	309