Essential Psychopathology Casebook

by Mark D. Kilgus Ph.D., William S. Rea

Overview

A problem-based learning casebook, keyed to the newly released DSM-V.

The clinical cases in this book are about real people suffering from psychopathology. Reviewing these cases will allow the early clinician to learn by observing the decision-making process of experienced clinicians. Reading this book is as close to a real-life experience as a reader can have without a patient in front of them.

Each chapter is consistently organized to answer these central questions concerning clinical presentation: functional impairment; DSM diagnosis (keyed to DSM-V); epidemiology; differential diagnosis; etiology and pathogenesis; natural course without treatment; evidence-based bio-psycho-socio-spiritual treatment options; clinical course with management and treatment; systems-based practice issues; and legal, ethical, and cultural challenges.

Designed as a clinical companion to the bestselling text, Essential Psychopathology and Its Treatment: Third Edition, this book’s important lessons can also be learned by reading it as a stand-alone text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393708226
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	04/28/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	648
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Mark D. Kilgus, MD, PhD, is chairman and medical director of the Department of Psychiatry at the Carilion Clinic. He lives in Roanoke, Virginia.

William S. Rea, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at Carilion Clinic, lives in Roanoke, Virginia.

Editorial Reviews

"Essential Psychopathology Casebook is an excellent clinical guide. Every mental health professional should have it on hand."

The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

"It is not just the level of expertise that makes this resource stand out . . . . What students and junior clinicians will most appreciate is all the highly nuanced case descriptions based on real, complex patients. . . . [A] worthwhile text. . . . It will have a prominent place on my bookshelf."

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