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Sims' symptoms in the mind : an introduction to descriptive psychopathology / Femi Oyebode.

By: Oyebode, Femi.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Edinburgh ; New York : Saunders, 2008Edition: 4th ed.Description: xi, 487 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9780702028854; 0702028851.Other title: Symptoms in the mind.Contained works: Sims, A. C. P. Symptoms in the mind.Subject(s): Psychology, PathologicalDDC classification: 616.89075
Contents:
Section One: Concepts and method -- Fundamental concepts of descriptive psychopathology -- Eliciting the symptoms of mental illness -- Section Two: Consciousness and cognition -- Consciousness and disturbed consciousness -- Attention, concentration, orientation and sleep -- Disturbance of memory -- Section Three: Awareness of reality: time, perception and judgement -- Disorder of time -- Pathology of perception -- Delusions and other erroneous ideas -- Disorder of the thinking process -- Disorder of speech and language -- Disorder of intellectual performance -- Insight -- Section Four: Self and body -- The disordered self -- Depersonalization -- Disorder of the awareness of the body -- Disorders of gender and sexuality -- The psychopathology of pain -- Section Five: Emotions and action -- Affect and emotional disorders -- Anxiety, panic, irritability, phobia and obsession -- Disorders of volition and execution -- Section Six: Variations of human nature -- The expression of disordered personality -- Psychopathology of neurotic disorders -- Section Seven: Diagnosis -- Psychopathology and diagnosis.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

SIMS' SYMPTOMS IN THE MIND has, since its first publication in 1988, become established as the leading introductory textbook on clinical psychopathology. This new edition has been fully updated to include advances in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience and changes can be found in the chapters on memory disturbance, disorders of time, pathology of perception, disorders of speech and language, affect and emotional disorders, and disorders of volition and execution. In some cases, novel classifications of the abnormalities under consideration have been provided together with additional pathological phenomena - including palinopsia, akinetopsia, zeitraffer phenomenon, exosomesthesia - many of which have been rediscovered or imported from neurology. The popular and distinctive features are the use of figures, tables and illustrative case examples which have been further enhanced with additional case examples from the classical literature, autobiographical narratives and fiction. New section headings provide firmer thematic unity to the content Check boxes summarize important points such as classification of particular areas Additional examples of psychopathology are included which are drawn from a wide source including fiction, autobiography and clinical textbooks Includes an extended range of abnormalities, including those which have previously been neglected, such as alloaesthesia, palinaptia, teleopsia, pelopsia, akinetopsia, palinopsia, and paraprosopia Fully updated description of the theoretical aspects of memory and its disturbance Fully integrated neuropsychological concepts of imagery and internal mental representations in the chapter on abnormalities of perception

Rev. ed. of: Symptoms in the mind / Andrew C.P. Sims. 3rd ed. 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section One: Concepts and method -- Fundamental concepts of descriptive psychopathology -- Eliciting the symptoms of mental illness -- Section Two: Consciousness and cognition -- Consciousness and disturbed consciousness -- Attention, concentration, orientation and sleep -- Disturbance of memory -- Section Three: Awareness of reality: time, perception and judgement -- Disorder of time -- Pathology of perception -- Delusions and other erroneous ideas -- Disorder of the thinking process -- Disorder of speech and language -- Disorder of intellectual performance -- Insight -- Section Four: Self and body -- The disordered self -- Depersonalization -- Disorder of the awareness of the body -- Disorders of gender and sexuality -- The psychopathology of pain -- Section Five: Emotions and action -- Affect and emotional disorders -- Anxiety, panic, irritability, phobia and obsession -- Disorders of volition and execution -- Section Six: Variations of human nature -- The expression of disordered personality -- Psychopathology of neurotic disorders -- Section Seven: Diagnosis -- Psychopathology and diagnosis.

CIT Module PSYC 6013 - Core reading.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface to the first edition (p. ix)
  • Preface to the fourth edition (p. xi)
  • Section 1 Concepts and Method (p. 1)
  • 1 Fundamental Concepts of Descriptive Psychopathology (p. 3)
  • 2 Eliciting the Symptoms of Mental Illness (p. 27)
  • Section 2 Consciousness and Cognition (p. 39)
  • 3 Consciousness and Disturbed Consciousness (p. 41)
  • 4 Attention, Concentration, Orientation and Sleep (p. 53)
  • 5 Disturbance of Memory (p. 65)
  • Section 3 Awareness of Reality: Time, Perception and Judgement (p. 81)
  • 6 Disorder of Time (p. 83)
  • 7 Pathology of Perception (p. 95)
  • 8 Delusions and Other Erroneous Ideas (p. 121)
  • 9 Disorder of the Thinking Process (p. 153)
  • 10 Disorder of Speech and Language (p. 175)
  • 11 Disorder of Intellectual Performance (p. 193)
  • 12 Insight (p. 205)
  • Section 4 Self and Body (p. 215)
  • 13 The Disordered Self (p. 217)
  • 14 Depersonalization (p. 237)
  • 15 Disorder of the Awareness of the Body (p. 249)
  • 16 Disorders of Gender and Sexuality (p. 285)
  • 17 The Psychopathology of Pain (p. 305)
  • Section 5 Emotions and Action (p. 317)
  • 18 Affect and Emotional Disorders (p. 319)
  • 19 Anxiety, Panic, Irritability, Phobia and Obsession (p. 343)
  • 20 Disorders of Volition and Execution (p. 359)
  • Section 6 Variations of Human Nature (p. 399)
  • 21 The Expression of Disordered Personality (p. 401)
  • 22 Psychopathology of Neurotic Disorders (p. 415)
  • Section 7 Diagnosis (p. 431)
  • 23 Psychopathology and Diagnosis (p. 433)
  • Subject Index (p. 451)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Femi Oyebode is Professor and Head of Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham; and Consultant Psychiatrist, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Birmingham, UK.