James Morrison

316 Pages Size: 6" x 9"
Hardcover August 2006 ISBN 978-1-59385-331-0 Cat. #5331 Price: $46.00 $39.10 order	E-book March 2011 ISBN 978-1-60623-787-8 EPUB format Price: $46.00 $39.10 order

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I. The Basics of Diagnosis

1. The Road to Diagnosis

2. Getting Started with the Roadmap

3. The Diagnostic Method

4. Putting It Together

5. Coping with Uncertainty

6. Multiple Diagnoses

7. Checking Up

II. The Building Blocks of Diagnosis

8. Understanding the Whole Patient

9. Physical Illness and Mental Diagnosis

10. Diagnosis and the Mental Status Examination

III. Applying the Diagnostic Techniques

11. Diagnosing Depression and Mania

12. Diagnosing Anxiety and Fear

13. Diagnosing Psychosis

14. Diagnosing Problems of Memory and Thinking

15. Diagnosing Substance Misuse and Other Addictions

16. Diagnosing Personality and Relationship Problems

17. Beyond Diagnosis: Compliance, Suicide, Violence

18. Patients, Patients

Appendix: Diagnostic Principles