Diagnosis Made Easier: Principles and Techniques for Mental Health Clinicians

Abstract

Cover -- Front Endpaper: The Roadmap to Diagnosis -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- About the Author -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 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 -- Part II. The Building Blocks of Diagnosis -- 8. Understanding the Whole Patient -- 9. Physical Illness and Mental Diagnosis -- 10. Diagnosis and the Mental Status Examination -- Part III. Applying the Diagnostic Techniques -- 11. Diagnosing Depression and Mania -- 12. Diagnosing Anxiety, Fear, Obsessions, and Worry -- 13. Diagnosing Psychosis -- 14. Diagnosing Problems of Memory and Thinking -- 15. Diagnosing Substance Use and Other Addictions -- 16. Diagnosing Eating and Sleeping Disorders -- 17. Diagnosing Personality and Relationship Problems -- 18. Beyond Diagnosis: Compliance, Suicide, Violence -- 19. Patients, Patients -- Appendix. Diagnostic Principles -- References and Suggested Reading -- Index -- Back Endpaper: Diagnostic Principles.