Distinguishing Psychological from Organic Disorders Screening for Psychological Masquerade

Name: Distinguishing Psychological from Organic Disorders Screening for Psychological Masquerade
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ISBN: 9780826113290

ISBN-10: 082611329X

ISBN-13: 9780826113290

Edition: 2nd 2000 (Revised)

Authors: Robert L. Taylor

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This practical guide to the clinical recognition of psychological masquerades that result from a variety of organic mental disorders interweaves illustrative case histories, drawn primarily from published accounts, with general principles. Rather than exhaustively detailing every disease known to cause psychiatric symptoms, it provides a general approach that reduces the likelihood of mistaking organic disorders for psychological problems. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book details

List price: $40.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.45" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface


Preface to the Second Edition


Appearances Can Be Deceiving


The Story of Two Languages


Psychological Masqueraders: How Common Are They?


How Not To Detect Psychological Masquerade


We See What We Look For


Brief Preview


Design of the Nervous System


The Brain and Its Housing


Message Transmission


Brain Specialization


The Supporting Cast


Clinical Traps


Mistaking Symptoms for Their Cause


Being Seduced by the Story


Equating Psychosis With Schizophrenia or Affective Psychosis


Relying (Unnecessarily) on Limited Information


A First Step: Recognition of Brain Syndrome


Cognitive Deficits


Brain Syndrome in Context


The Question of Reversibility


More Clues to Psychological Masquerade


Alerting Clues


Presumptive Clues


Special Clinical Testing


Looking for Psychological Masquerade in the Clinical Setting


Hypothetical Cases


Self-Test


Four Masqueraders


Brain Tumors


Epilepsy


Endocrine Disorders


AIDS


Drug-Induced Organic Mental Disorders


Psychiatric Medications


General Medications


Street Drugs


Drug Withdrawal


Somatization: The Other Side of Things


Simple Somatization


Somatization Disorder (Briquet's Syndrome or Hysteria)


Conversion Disorder


The Old and the Young


Aging and Organic Mental Disorders


Irreversible Dementias


Reversible Dementias


Children and Organic Mental Disorders


Putting It to the Test: A Summary and 15 Test Cases


Annotated Bibliography


Index