Fish's clinical psychopathology: signs and symptoms in psychiatry
Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019Edition: 4th edDescription: viii, 140 pISBN: 9781108456340; 9781108814867 Subject(s): Psychology, Pathological | Psychiatry | Psychopathology | Mental status examination | Mental disorderDDC classification: 157.92 Summary: "Psychopathology lies at the centre of effective psychiatric practice and mental health care, and Fish's Clinical Psychopathology has shaped the training and clinical practice of psychiatrists for over fifty years. The fourth edition of this modern classic presents the clinical descriptions and psychopathological insights of Fish's to a new generation of students and practitioners. It includes recent revisions of diagnostic classification systems, as well as new chapters that consider the controversies of classifying psychiatric disorder and the fundamental role and uses of psychopathology. Clear and readable, it provides concise descriptions of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and astute accounts of the varied manifestations of disordered psychological function, and is designed for use in clinical practice. An essential text for students of medicine, trainees in psychiatry and practising psychiatrists, it will also be useful to psychiatric nurses, mental health social workers and clinical psychologists." -- Publisher.Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Library and Information Centre | Library and Information Centre Reference | 157.92 FIS (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | On hold | 30062 |
Contents:
Classification of psychiatric disorders --
What is psychopathology? controversies in classifying psychiatric disorder --
Disorders of perception --
Disorders of thought and speech --
Disorders of memory --
Disorders of emotion --
Disorders of the experience of self --
Motor disorders --
Disorders of consciousness --
Personality disorders.
"Psychopathology lies at the centre of effective psychiatric practice and mental health care, and Fish's Clinical Psychopathology has shaped the training and clinical practice of psychiatrists for over fifty years. The fourth edition of this modern classic presents the clinical descriptions and psychopathological insights of Fish's to a new generation of students and practitioners. It includes recent revisions of diagnostic classification systems, as well as new chapters that consider the controversies of classifying psychiatric disorder and the fundamental role and uses of psychopathology. Clear and readable, it provides concise descriptions of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and astute accounts of the varied manifestations of disordered psychological function, and is designed for use in clinical practice. An essential text for students of medicine, trainees in psychiatry and practising psychiatrists, it will also be useful to psychiatric nurses, mental health social workers and clinical psychologists." -- Publisher.
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