Authors: James Morrison
ISBN-13: 9781593853310, ISBN-10: 1593853319
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Guilford Publications, Inc.
Date Published: August 2006
Edition: 1st Edition
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. He is also the author of Straight Talk about Your Mental Health, a comprehensive guide for consumers.
This authoritative, user-friendly book offers a complete introduction to the art and science of mental health diagnosis. Meeting a key need for students and novice clinicians, James Morrison, the author of the bestselling DSM-IV Made Easy, systematically takes the reader through every step of the process. He provides clear-cut principles and decision trees for evaluating information from a variety of sources and for constructing a valid working diagnosis that serves as a foundation for treatment. Special features include quick-reference tables, sidebars explaining key concepts, and over 100 case examples that bring the approach to life.
1 | The road to diagnosis | 3 |
2 | Getting started with the roadmap | 7 |
3 | The diagnostic method | 14 |
4 | Putting it together | 23 |
5 | Coping with uncertainty | 42 |
6 | Multiple diagnoses | 56 |
7 | Checking up | 68 |
8 | Understanding the whole patient | 87 |
9 | Physical illness and mental diagnosis | 98 |
10 | Diagnosis and the mental status examination | 116 |
11 | Diagnosing depression and mania | 127 |
12 | Diagnosing anxiety and fear | 164 |
13 | Diagnosing psychosis | 182 |
14 | Diagnosing problems of memory and thinking | 213 |
15 | Diagnosing substance misuse and other addictions | 235 |
16 | Diagnosing personality and relationship problems | 248 |
17 | Beyond diagnosis : compliance, suicide, violence | 267 |
18 | Patients, patients | 277 |
App | Diagnostic principles | 301 |