Unmasking psychological symptoms : how therapists can learn to recognize the psychological presentation of medical disorders / Barbara Schildkrout
Imprint
Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2011
Descript
xi, 292 p. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
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