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

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Main Authors: Schildkrout, Barbara
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118083598
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xi, 292 p.)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN: 9781118083598 (electronic bk.)
1118083598 (electronic bk.)
9781118106143 (electronic bk.)
1118106148 (electronic bk.)
9781118106150 (electronic bk.)
1118106156 (electronic bk.)
1283257904
9781283257909
Index Number: RC49
CLC: R749.92
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.