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Fish's Clinical Psychopathology Patricia Casey (University College Dublin)

Fish's Clinical Psychopathology By Patricia Casey (University College Dublin)

Fish's Clinical Psychopathology by Patricia Casey (University College Dublin)


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An exploration of the signs and symptoms of mental illness commonly seen by psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and GPs. Presented in a clear and concise manner suitable for clinical practice, this edition has been updated throughout and covers new diagnostic classifications systems such as the ICD-11.

Fish's Clinical Psychopathology Summary

Fish's Clinical Psychopathology: Signs and Symptoms in Psychiatry by Patricia Casey (University College Dublin)

Psychopathology lies at the centre of effective psychiatric practice and mental health care. Fish's Clinical Psychopathology has shaped the training and clinical practice of generations of psychiatrists. The fifth edition of this modern classic presents the clinical descriptions and psychopathological insights for which this text is renowned, and adds suggested questions to assist with eliciting key symptoms. It also covers recent revisions of diagnostic classification systems, including the World Health Organization's ICD-11: International Classification of Diseases. Clear and readable, this new edition provides concise descriptions of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and astute accounts of the varied manifestations of disordered psychological function. Designed for use in clinical practice, this is an essential text for students of medicine, trainees in psychiatry, and practising psychiatrists. It is also useful for psychiatric nurses, mental health social workers, clinical psychologists, and anyone engaged in the expanding field of mental health care.

About Patricia Casey (University College Dublin)

Patricia Casey is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at University College Dublin and Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry at the Hermitage Medical Clinic, Dublin, Ireland. She is Visiting Professor at St Mary's University, London, and Notre Dame Sydney, Australia. She is Editor of BJPsych Advances at the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She has authored more than 130 peer-reviewed papers and fifteen books, as well as contributing chapters to an additional twenty-nine. Brendan Kelly is Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant Psychiatrist at Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. He has written more than 250 peer-reviewed publications and his most recent books include Dignity, Mental Health and Human Rights (2015) and Mental Illness, Human Rights and the Law (2016). He has written more than 300 peer-reviewed publications and his most recent books include In Search of Madness: A Psychiatrist's Travels Through the History of Mental Illness (2022).

Table of Contents

1. Classification of psychiatric disorders; 2. What is psychopathology? Controversies in classifying psychiatric disorder; 3. Disorders of Perception; 4. Disorders of Thought and Speech; 5. Disorders of Memory; 6. Disorders of emotion; 7. Disorders of the Experience of Self; 8. Motor Disorders; 9. Disorders of Consciousness; 10. Personality disorders; Index.

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NGR9781009372695
9781009372695
1009372696
Fish's Clinical Psychopathology: Signs and Symptoms in Psychiatry by Patricia Casey (University College Dublin)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2024-02-01
152
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