| Description |
xiii, 389 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Yale University Press health & wellness |
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Yale University Press health & wellness.
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| Contents |
Anger -- Antisocial behavior -- Anxiety -- Appetite disturbances -- Avoidance -- Body image problems -- Compulsions -- Confusion -- Cravings -- Deceitfulness -- Delusions -- Denial -- Depression -- Dissociation -- Euphoria -- Fatigue -- Fears -- Flashbacks -- Grandiosity -- Grief -- Hallucinations -- Histrionics -- Hyperactivity -- Identity confusion -- Impulsiveness -- Intoxication -- Jealousy -- Learning difficulties -- Mania -- Memory loss -- Mood swings -- Movement problems -- Nonsense -- Obsessions -- Oddness -- Panic -- Paranoia -- Physical complaints and pain -- Psychosis -- Religious preoccupations -- Self-esteem problems -- Self-mutilation -- Sexual performance problems -- Sexual preoccupations -- Sleep problems -- Sloppiness -- Speech difficulties -- Stress -- Suicidal thoughts -- Trauma |
| Summary |
"The volume presents fifty signs that may - or may not - signal mental illness. Arranged alphabetically, the signs include everything from anger to sexual preoccupations, from cravings to obsessions. Dr. James Whitney Hicks, a highly regarded psychiatrist with extensive clinical experience, begins each topic with a lively vignette to illustrate the symptom. He explains how a specific sign can be caused by several different illnesses and how it may even be a normal response to stress. Dr. Hicks outlines available clinical treatments and medications that may be helpful, and he provides practical strategies for coping with each symptom."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Psychology, Pathological.
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Mental illness.
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Mental Disorders -- diagnosis.
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Mental Disorders -- therapy.
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Signs and Symptoms.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular Work.
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| LC no. |
2004021535 |
| ISBN |
0300106572 cloth alkaline paper |
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