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 (...

'Anyone worried about a depressed friend or relative should read this book'DAILY TELEGRAPH_________________________________________________In 1982, leading psychiatrist and TV presenter Anthony Clare interviewed Spike Milligan for the radio series In The Psychiatrist's Chair. He was so overwhelmed by Milligan's account of his forty years of depressive experiences that he knew he had found the right person to help him illuminat...

How Sane Are You?The boundary between sanity and madness is not as clear as we like to think.The traits we admire in artists, visionaries, leaders, and innovators often overlap with those that, in their extreme forms, can lead to mental disorder. Creativity and bipolar disorder. Inspiration and psychosis. Charisma and psychopathy. Where exactly do we draw the line—and why?In this award-winning book, psychiatrist and philosopher Neel Burton explores ...

About one American in five receives a diagnosis of major depression over the course of a lifetime. That's despite the fact that many such patients have no mood disorder; they're not sad, but suffer from anxiety, fatigue, insomnia, or a tendency to obsess about the whole business. "There is a term for what they have," writes Edward Shorter, "and it's a good old-fashioned term that has gone out of use. They have nerves." In How Everyone Became Depressed, Edward Shorter, a distinguis...

The signs of schizophrenia, are but symptoms of the disorder and include dysfunction in various areas of primary importance: thought, perception and attention, motor behavior, and emotional or affective state in different areas of operation ' existence. The range of problems of people who are diagnosed with schizophrenia is extensive, although patients typically occur only some of these problems. The DSM describes three types of schizophrenia, in agreement with the different symptoms shown...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively common psychological problem. The symptoms - which can be seriously disabling in extreme cases - can include excessive hand-washing or other cleaning rituals, repeated checking, extreme slowness and unwanted, repugnant intrusive thoughts. This book covers the nature, symptoms, causes and theories of OCD. It discusses the treatments that are available and provides valuable practical advice to those who may need help. Numerous case historie...

Mental Health Awareness is a concise manual of mental health conditions and their treatment for patients and their families. Dr Shafiq Yasin is an experienced consultant psychiatrist working in private practice in Brisbane, Australia. He is particularly interested in educating the layperson about mental illnesses to reduce stigma and increase understanding of these debilitating, misunderstood illnesses.

The book introduces readers to the subject of hypnosis before looking at its use in practice for those with psychological or physical problems.

A unique, state-of-the art, interdisciplinary resource on clinical hypnosis in psychology and medicineThis is the only up-to-date, comprehensive interdisciplinary resource on clinical hypnosis research and applications in psychology and medicine. Authoredby hypnosis experts worldwide, it encompasses state-of-the-art scholarship and techniques for hypnotic treatments along with hypnosis transcripts and caseexamples for all major psychological disorders and medical c...

The loss of a loved one is one of the most painful experiences that most of us will ever have to face in our lives. This book recognises that there is no single solution to the problems of bereavement but that an understanding of grief can help the bereaved to realise that they are not alone in their experience.Long recognised as the most authoritative work of its kind, this new edition has been revised and extended to take into account recent research findings on both sides of the...

"Anxiety Disorders" is a part of the college-level Neuropsychopharmacology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the characteristics, symptoms, and treatments of anxiety disorder, including the neurobiological basis of this mental disorder.It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each section is a modular unit that is self-contained for easy reading. The principles and concepts are introduced systematically so students ...

Understanding Dissociative Disorders is for all physicians looking for ways to understand the idiosyncrasies of dissociative patients - their problematic ways of responding to medication, strange laboratory results and a multitude of physical and emotional symptoms. This book offers realistic, practical answers to questions you didn't even know to ask.