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Widely regarded as a standard clinical resource, this book helps practitioners think outside the mental health box and recognize when a client may need a medical evaluation. Part I provides an accessible overview of symptoms that can be observed in a standard mental status examination and may point to medical illness. Engaging case vignettes and interviewing pointers help readers hone their diagnostic skills. Part II presents concise facts--including basic medical information and physical and mental symptoms--on more than 60 diseases and syndromes. An easy-to-read chart in Part III cross-tabulates all of the disorders and symptoms for quick reference and comparison.
New to This Edition
*Reflects more than 15 years of advances in medical and mental health knowledge.
*Updated throughout for DSM-5.
*Additional medical disorders: celiac disease, traumatic brain injury, heavy-metal toxicity, and others.
*Updated links to further reading on each health condition.
Winner (First Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Category
Widely regarded as a standard clinical resource, this book helps practitioners think outside the mental health box and recognize when a client may need a medical evaluation. Part I provides an accessible overview of symptoms that can be observed in a standard mental status examination and may point to medical illness. Engaging case vignettes and interviewing pointers help readers hone their diagnostic skills. Part II presents concise facts--including basic medical information and physical and mental symptoms--on more than 60 diseases and syndromes. An easy-to-read chart in Part III cross-tabulates all of the disorders and symptoms for quick reference and comparison.
New to This Edition
*Reflects more than 15 years of advances in medical and mental health knowledge.
*Updated throughout for DSM-5.
*Additional medical disorders: celiac disease, traumatic brain injury, heavy-metal toxicity, and others.
*Updated links to further reading on each health condition.
Winner (First Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Category
Introduction
I. A Review of Symptoms
The Need for Evaluation
Observing the Mental Status
Appearance and Behavior
Mood (Affect)
Speech
Content of Thought
Intellectual Resources
Insight and Judgment
Personality Change
Diagnostic Principles
II. 66 Disorders
Adrenal Insufficiency
AIDS
Altitude Sickness
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Antidiuretic Hormone, Inappropriate Secretion
Brain Abscess
Brain Tumor
Cancer
Carcinoid Syndrome
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Celiac Disease
Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Congestive Heart Failure
Cryptococcosis
Cushing's Syndrome
Diabetes Mellitus
Epilepsy
Fibromyalgia
Heavy-Metal Toxicity
Herpes Encephalitis
Homocystinuria
Huntington's Disease
Hyperparathyroidism
Hypertensive Encephalopathy
Hyperthyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Kidney Failure
Klinefelter's Syndrome
Liver Failure
Lyme Disease
Ménière's Syndrome
Menopause
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Migraine
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Multiple Sclerosis
Myasthenia Gravis
Neurocutaneous Disorders
Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus
Parasitism
Parkinson's Disease
Pellagra
Pernicious Anemia
Pheochromocytoma
Pneumonia
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Porphyria
Postoperative Delirium
Premenstrual Syndrome
Prion Disease
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Protein Energy Malnutrition
Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sensory Deficit
Sickle-Cell Disease
Sleep Apnea
Substance Intoxication and Withdrawal
Syphilis
Systemic Infection
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Thiamine Deficiency
Traumatic Brain Injury
Wilson's Disease
III. Symptom Summaries
James Morrison, MD, is Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. HIs long career includes extensive experience in both the private and public sectors. With his acclaimed practical books--including DSM-5-TR Made Easy; Diagnosis Made Easier, Third Edition; The First Interview, Fourth Edition; and others--Dr. Morrison has guided hundreds of thousands of mental health professionals and students through the complexities of clinical evaluation and diagnosis.
"This factual, current, and well-written guide is necessary reading
for all clinicians who desire to sharpen their diagnostic skills.
Morrison addresses the problems presented by psychiatric patients
who may suffer from medical disorders, helping the clinician make
sense of symptom presentations that are often confusing and on
occasion mysterious and baffling. With tables, lists, and detailed
explanations, this book establishes order and method in the
examination of the complex patient. This second edition carries on
the quality of the first, but is greatly enhanced by more
information, new insights and clinical revelations, and a pragmatic
interpretation of the latest findings."--Rodrigo A. Muñoz, MD,
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego; past
president, American Psychiatric Association
“The ability to differentiate medical and psychological sources of
psychological symptoms is a core competency in case formulation and
treatment planning. Morrison's succinct book helps clinicians with
this critical task better than any other. The book is cross-indexed
so information is rapidly available. It is replete with case
examples and interesting historical references, and benefits from
Morrison's wit and humor. An outstanding contribution.”--Tracy D.
Eells, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
University of Louisville
"The second edition of this authoritative work covers a topic that
is far too often ignored in the training and practice of mental
health practitioners. The book is comprehensive, well organized,
and easy to read. Morrison’s engaging style and inclusion of
numerous summary tables make the book particularly accessible. This
is an essential resource that should be on every clinician’s
bookshelf or e-reader."--Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP, Department of
Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
"I used the first edition for many years to train doctoral students
in clinical psychology, and found it to greatly enhance their
training. I have no doubt that the second edition also will be
extremely popular among students. The text is compelling and easy
to read. It helps students and busy professionals quickly explore
alternative diagnoses to avoid misdiagnosing medical disorders as
psychological illnesses."--Leslie A. Robinson, PhD, Director,
Clinical Health Track; Director, Center for Health Promotion and
Evaluation, Department of Psychology, University of Memphis
"Although most therapists are not medical specialists, we do not
treat disembodied persons. Morrison alerts us to the most common
mental symptoms that might be due to physical disorders, and
heightens our diagnostic acumen. His efficient presentation, using
both narrative and tables, can alert us to problems we might not
have asked about and make treatment more comprehensive and
effective. This updated second edition--written in the intelligent,
experienced, and modest voice we have come to expect from
Morrison--is a foundational resource for all therapists."--Edward
L. Zuckerman, PhD, author of Clinician's Thesaurus -James
Morrison's book is a gem. He addresses common medical illnesses
that produce psychological symptoms in a refreshing manner, making
the book an excellent review text for fellow psychiatrists and
nonphysician psychotherapists....His occasionally tongue-in-cheek
style makes for pleasant readability without minimizing the
importance of his message....Tables...are laid out in easily
readable form and useful for quick cross-referencing....This is
book worth its weight in gold: it is eminently readable and can
save some lives and bring improvement to many others. (on the first
edition)--Journal of the American Medical Association, 3/9/2015ƒƒAt
once a primer on the collaboration of psychotherapist and physician
and a useful reference book for this purpose. Although it is
intended for psychotherapists with limited medical training, it may
also be useful to primary care physicians and other medical
clinicians who may be the first contact for patients who present
with psychiatric symptoms. (on the first edition)--Psychiatric
Services, 3/9/2015
"This factual, current, and well-written guide is necessary reading
for all clinicians who desire to sharpen their diagnostic skills.
Morrison addresses the problems presented by psychiatric patients
who may suffer from medical disorders, helping the clinician make
sense of symptom presentations that are often confusing and on
occasion mysterious and baffling. With tables, lists, and detailed
explanations, this book establishes order and method in the
examination of the complex patient. This second edition carries on
the quality of the first, but is greatly enhanced by more
information, new insights and clinical revelations, and a pragmatic
interpretation of the latest findings."--Rodrigo A. Muñoz, MD,
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego; past
president, American Psychiatric Association
“The ability to differentiate medical and psychological sources of
psychological symptoms is a core competency in case formulation and
treatment planning. Morrison's succinct book helps clinicians with
this critical task better than any other. The book is cross-indexed
so information is rapidly available. It is replete with case
examples and interesting historical references, and benefits from
Morrison's wit and humor. An outstanding contribution.”--Tracy D.
Eells, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
University of Louisville
"The second edition of this authoritative work covers a topic that
is far too often ignored in the training and practice of mental
health practitioners. The book is comprehensive, well organized,
and easy to read. Morrison’s engaging style and inclusion of
numerous summary tables make the book particularly accessible. This
is an essential resource that should be on every clinician’s
bookshelf or e-reader."--Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP, Department of
Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
"I used the first edition for many years to train doctoral students
in clinical psychology, and found it to greatly enhance their
training. I have no doubt that the second edition also will be
extremely popular among students. The text is compelling and easy
to read. It helps students and busy professionals quickly explore
alternative diagnoses to avoid misdiagnosing medical disorders as
psychological illnesses."--Leslie A. Robinson, PhD, Director,
Clinical Health Track; Director, Center for Health Promotion and
Evaluation, Department of Psychology, University of Memphis
"Although most therapists are not medical specialists, we do not
treat disembodied persons. Morrison alerts us to the most common
mental symptoms that might be due to physical disorders, and
heightens our diagnostic acumen. His efficient presentation, using
both narrative and tables, can alert us to problems we might not
have asked about and make treatment more comprehensive and
effective. This updated second edition--written in the intelligent,
experienced, and modest voice we have come to expect from
Morrison--is a foundational resource for all therapists."--Edward
L. Zuckerman, PhD, author of Clinician's Thesaurus - James
Morrison's book is a gem. He addresses common medical illnesses
that produce psychological symptoms in a refreshing manner, making
the book an excellent review text for fellow psychiatrists and
nonphysician psychotherapists....His occasionally tongue-in-cheek
style makes for pleasant readability without minimizing the
importance of his message....Tables...are laid out in easily
readable form and useful for quick cross-referencing....This is
book worth its weight in gold: it is eminently readable and can
save some lives and bring improvement to many others. (on the first
edition)--Journal of the American Medical Association,
3/9/2015Æ’Æ’At once a primer on the collaboration of
psychotherapist and physician and a useful reference book for this
purpose. Although it is intended for psychotherapists with limited
medical training, it may also be useful to primary care physicians
and other medical clinicians who may be the first contact for
patients who present with psychiatric symptoms. (on the first
edition)--Psychiatric Services, 3/9/2015
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