Delusional Disorder

Author: Munro

Brand: Cambridge University Press

Edition: 1

Binding: paperback

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 261

Release Date: 02-11-2006

Part Number: 1 Line drawings, unspecified

Details: Delusional disorder, once termed paranoia, was an important diagnosis in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Only in 1987 was it reintroduced into modern psychiatric diagnosis after being incorporated with schizophrenia. This book provides a comprehensive review of delusional disorder for psychiatrists and other clinicians. Beginning with the emergence of the concept of delusional disorder, the book goes on to detail its manifold presentations, differential diagnosis and treatment. The author provides many instructive case histories, illustrating manifestations of the various subtypes of delusional disorder, and related conditions in the paranoid spectrum. This is the most wide-ranging and authoritative text on the subject to have appeared for many years, and the first to suggest--based on the author's extensive experience--that the category of delusional disorder should contain not one but several conditions. It also emphasizes that, contrary to traditional belief, delusional disorder is a treatable illness.

EAN: 9780521029803

Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English