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Product Identifiers

PublisherCRC Press LLC

ISBN-101498787959

ISBN-139781498787956

eBay Product ID (ePID)221584542

Product Key Features

Number of Pages400 Pages

Publication NameUncommon Psychiatric Syndromes, Fifth Edition

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

SubjectGeneral, Psychopathology / General, Psychiatry / General, Psychotherapy / Counseling, Nursing / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorHadrian Neil Ball, Basant K. Puri, Morgan D. Enoch

Subject AreaPsychology, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number5

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal616.89

Edition DescriptionRevised edition,New Edition

Table Of Content1.Capgras' syndrome and reduplicative paramnesia 2. De Clerambault's syndrome 3. The Othello syndrome 4.Ganser's syndrome 5. The Couvade syndrome 6. Munchausen's syndrome and related factitious disorders 7. Giles de la Tourette's syndrome 8. Cotard's syndrome (LaDlire de Ngation) 9. Folie deux (et folie plusiers) 10. Ekbom's syndrome (delusional parasitosis) 11.Possession states and allied syndromes 12. Stockholm syndrome and Lima syndrome 13. Stendhal syndrome 14. Jerusalem syndrome.

SynopsisThis new edition expands on the previous editions as a valued source of information regarding uncommon psychiatric syndromes. Each chapter goes into detail on the essential facts of the mentioned syndromes, thus giving the reader a clear understanding of the material. The last edition was well received and is widely considered a classic text for those in the field, though now it is an outdated source. Since the publication of the fourth edition, there have been many developments in the field of psychiatry, including changes in DSM-5, the advancement of neuroimaging and related research. Four new chapters will be added to the fifth edition and several new syndromes will be covered., This book explores the historical background to, and present-day understanding of, a number of unusual psychiatric disorders. This fully revised new edition contains a new chapter on a range of recently emerging conditions as well as updated literature and a collection of new and updated cases. Since the publication of the fourth edition, there have been many developments in the field of psychiatry, including changes in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and the advancement of neuroimaging and related research, which have been incorporated into the fifth edition. In this now classic text, each chapter covers an individual disorder in detail, using several case studies gathered by the authors themselves to illustrate and exemplify the disorders discussed. The clear and easy-to-understand writing style ensures that this text is accessible for the wide range of studies and professions who will find it useful. Uncommon Psychiatric Syndromes , Fifth Edition, is essential reading for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurses, psychiatric social workers, social workers and other mental health professionals. It will also be of interest to graduate students in the fields of psychiatry and psychology as well as those enrolled in psychiatry resident courses.

LC Classification NumberRC454.E54 2017