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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808072703321

Autore

Schildkrout Barbara

Titolo

Unmasking psychological symptoms : how therapists can learn to recognize the psychological presentation of medical disorders / / Barbara Schildkrout

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2011

ISBN

1-118-10615-6

1-283-25790-4

9786613257901

1-118-08359-8

1-118-10614-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Disciplina

616.08

Soggetti

Medicine, Psychosomatic

Diagnosis, Differential

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The nature of the problem -- Laying the groundwork -- What characteristics make organic diseases difficult to detect? -- Patterns in time.

Sommario/riassunto

More than 100 medical diseases-many common ailments-are capable of masquerading as mental disorders. This book shows clinicians how to identify patients who are most likely to have an underlying physical ailment and how to direct them to a targeted medical work-up. With guidance on working with patients during the referral process and afterward, as well as on integrating medical findings into ongoing therapeutic work, clinicians will benefit from the practical advice on recognizing signs, symptoms, and patterns of medical diseases that may be underlying a psychologically presenting malady.