Overview

Students and clinicians find that reading the cases of real patients is an effective and enjoyable way to get experience applying the principles of differential diagnosis to a wide range of patients. Although the Casebook discussions often briefly mention treatment and follow-up, the focus is almost exclusively on diagnosis. The authors have selected the most interesting cases that cover a wide range of diagnoses. Following each of these cases one or more experts in that diagnosis will provide a discussion of how they would approach the treatment of such a patient.

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Author:   Robert L. Spitzer ,  Michael B. First ,  Miriam Gibbon ,  Janet B. W. Williams
Publisher:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Imprint:   American Psychiatric Press Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.562kg
ISBN:  

9781585621392

ISBN 10:   1585621390
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   15 April 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

About the editors. Preface. Alcohol dependence: martini man. Alzheimer's disease: the hiker. Anorexia nervosa: close to the bone. Asperger's disorder: time traveler. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: into everything. Bipolar I disorder: roller coaster. Bipolar II disorder: still a student. Body dysmorphic disorder: elephant man. Borderline personality disorder: disco Di. Cocaine dependence: cocaine. Delusional disorder, jealous type: unfaithful wife. Depression: melancholy or malarky? Dysthymic disorder: junior executive. Gender identity disorder: dolls. Generalized anxiety disorder: edgy electrician. Major depressive disorder: cry me a river. Narcissistic personality disorder: my fan club. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Lady Macbeth. Panic disorder: toughing it out. Pedophilia: child psychiatrist. Posttraumatic stress disorder: flashbacks. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: paranoid and dangerous. Schizoaffective disorder: toxic neighborhood. Schizophrenia: low life level. Schizophrenia: under surveillance. Schizophrenia: Emilio. Schizophreniform disorder: late bloomer. Schizotypal personality disorder: sitting by the fire. Self-defeating personality disorder: goody two shoes. Separation anxiety disorder: a perfect checklist. Sexual dysfunction: frustrated librarian. Sexual sadism: Mike Debardeleben. Social phobia: �the jerk�. Somatization disorder: sickly. Appendix A: index by case name. Appendix B: index by discussant. Appendix C: index by DSM-IV-TR diagnosis. Appendix D: subject index.

Reviews

This book is a helpful guide to the diagnosis and treatment of a number of mental disorders and it's also a snapshot of contemporary psychiatric thinking. - Russell G. Anderson, M.D., Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, October 2004 This up-to-date and approachable compendium takes 34 case vignettes mostly drawn from the DSM-IV-TR Casebook and pairs them with stimulating treatment-focused reflections and reactions by renowned clinical authorities. Readers will appreciate the depth and breadth of experience and expertise that the contributors bring to bear on their respective topics and will especially enjoy their candid insights into both routine and difficult clinical decision-making processes that are faced every day. Their commentary is refreshing in that it stresses the useful and effective combination of psychosocial and psychopharmacological approaches to treatment, as well as the new era of maximizing client and family involvement in care. -- Kia J. Bentley, Ph.D., LCSW, Professor and Director, Ph.D. Program in Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia This book is a helpful guide to the diagnosis and treatment of a number of mental disorders and it's also a snapshot of contemporary psychiatric thinking. -- Russell G. Anderson, M.D., Journal of Clinical Psychiatry , October 2004 An exceptionally useful addition to the training of medical students and residents in psychiatry. One of the particular challenges to the teaching enterprise is finding clinically rich material to help enhance the learning process. This casebook provides wonderful examples from outstanding practitioners in every area of our field. -- Carol A. Bernstein, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Senior Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Vice Chair for Graduate Medical Education, and Director of Residency Training in Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York A superb volume filled with engaging cases taken from real world clinical practices, with commentaries on possible treatments. Through the cases we can see the structure of modern diagnosis and treatment, which now often includes a biopsychosocial approach. The volume includes interesting brief vignettes about the commentators--who constitute some of the best minds in mental health--which place their approaches in context. In a few fascinating and well-written pages, each gives us a sense of how he or she thinks through a problem. We see the complexities and ambiguities that make up first-rate clinical work, including its uncertainties. This represents a spectacular contribution by Spitzer and the outstanding editors. And, a great read! -- Jack D. Barchas, M.D., Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York--Presbyterian Hospital, New York

This book is a helpful guide to the diagnosis and treatment of a number of mental disorders and it's also a snapshot of contemporary psychiatric thinking. - Russell G. Anderson, M.D., Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, October 2004

<p> This book is a helpful guide to the diagnosis and treatment of a number of mental disorders and it's also a snapshot of contemporary psychiatric thinking. -- Russell G. Anderson, M.D., Journal of Clinical Psychiatry , October 2004

Author Information

Robert L. Spitzer, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University and Chief of the Biometrics Research Department at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Michael B. First, M.D., is a Research Psychiatrist at the Biometrics Department at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and maintains a schema-focused cognitive therapy and psychopharmacology practice in Manhattan. Miriam Gibbon, M.S.W., is a research scientist in the Biometrics Department of the New York State Psychiatric Institute and is on the faculty of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Psychiatry. Janet B. W. Williams, D.S.W., is Professor of Clinical Psychiatric Social Work in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Deputy Chief of the Biometrics Research Department at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

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