| Description |
xiv, 146 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- An introduction to psychiatric assessment -- The psychiatric history -- Demographic data -- The presenting complaint -- History of the presenting complaint -- Personal history -- Past medical and psychiatric history -- Family medical or psychiatric history -- Personality -- Motivation, apathy and will -- Behaviour -- The mental state examination -- Appearance and behaviour -- Talk -- Mood -- Affect -- Thought -- Perception -- Cognition -- Rapport -- Insight -- The frontal lobes -- The Samuels Office tests of cognition -- Appendix : report outline |
| Summary |
This unique book presents all the basic issues in psychiatric assessment, reducing them to easily digestible facts. Written for all those working in the field of psychiatric disorder, it will be invaluable to medical students and those training in general practice, emergency medicine and psychiatry. At a time when the assessment of disturbed patients is becoming the responsibility of a wide range of professionals, it will also be a useful reference to clinical psychologists, social workers, and psychiatric nurses and as well as police and security officers |
| Notes |
Subtitle on cover: A guide to history taking and the mental state examination |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-141) and index |
| Subject |
Interviewing in mental health.
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Interviewing in psychiatry.
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Mental health status examination
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Mental status examination.
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Psychodiagnostics.
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Mental Disorders -- diagnosis.
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Medical History Taking -- methods.
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Mental Status Schedule.
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Psychological Tests.
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| LC no. |
2002391669 |
| ISBN |
9058230724 |
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9058231062 (paperback) |
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9789058230720 |
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