Masquerading Symptoms

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The definitive resource to the signs, symptoms, and patterns ofmedical diseases that CAN present as psychological problems This invaluable reference enables clinicians, as well aspatients and their families, to become more familiar with thesemedical conditions and how they may masquerade as mentaldisorders.Part One of this book is organized so thatit corresponds to the sections of the Standard Mental Status Exam.It is composed of clinical presentation descriptions that directthe reader to the medical diseases described inPartTwo that may be contributing to the patient'sdiscomfort. Without medical jargon, Barbara Schildkrout lucidly explains howpatients with each medical condition may end up seeking help from amental health professional. The conditions explored in this book include: * Alzheimer's disease * Brain tumors * Carbon monoxide poisoning * Diseases of the thyroid * Endocrine disorders * Hepatic encephalopathy * HIV/AIDS * Hyperventilation syndrome * Hypoglycemia * Limbic encephalitis * Lyme disease * Syphilis * Thiamine deficiency * Traumatic brain injury The book also describes a proven process for working withpatients during and after the referral process, and integratingmedical findings into ongoing therapeutic work. All mental healthprofessionals need access to this information, and MasqueradingSymptoms puts it all in a single, easily navigated reference.BARBARA SCHILDKROUT, MD,is an Assistant Clinical Professorof Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has taught for manyyears at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She has aSubspecialty Board Certification through the United Council forNeurological Subspecialties in behavioral neurology andneuropsychiatry and has maintained a private clinical practice inthe Boston area for over 25 years.

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"Dr. Schildkrout takes aim against the factionalizingdualism inherent in our modern mode of psychiatric thought.Psychiatry, she reminds us, is not the stuff left over once themedical is ruled out. Far from it! With this compendium, she hascreated a pragmatic reference for neuro-psychiatric diagnosis froman often ignored, but important, perspective. The role of thepsychotherapist is not the realm of the 'mind' alone:Dr. Schildkrout forces us to remember that not only can psychiatricsymptoms impact medical conditions, but medical conditions canunderlie psychiatric symptoms. In theory, as practitioners, wealready know this; but, I would argue, we often struggle puttingthis knowledge into practice. This book will help us and ourcolleagues across disciplines to think in terms that, I wouldargue, are the future of psychiatry. It is one of those raremedical books that you feel you ought to reread at the beginning ofeach year to remind yourself to keep your eyes open and never stopsearching for things hidden beneath the surface."--AaronJ. Hauptman, MD; Department of Psychiatry, University of TexasSouthwestern; Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, November 2014,Vol. 26 No. 4, pages 305-307
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