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Fish's clinical psychopathology : signs and symptoms in psychiatry

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: Cambridge medicine (Series)Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.Edition: 5th edDescription: viii, 138 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781009372695
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WM 140
  • WM141.
Summary: Psychopathology lies at the centre of effective psychiatric practice and mental health care. Fish's Clinical Psychopathology has shaped the training and clinical practice of generations of psychiatrists. The fifth edition of this modern classic presents the clinical descriptions and psychopathological insights for which this text is renowned, and adds suggested questions to assist with eliciting key symptoms. It also covers recent revisions of diagnostic classification systems, including the World Health Organization's ICD-11: International Classification of Diseases. Clear and readable, this new edition provides concise descriptions of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and astute accounts of the varied manifestations of disordered psychological function. Designed for use in clinical practice, this is an essential text for students of medicine, trainees in psychiatry, and practising psychiatrists. It is also useful for psychiatric nurses, mental health social workers, clinical psychologists, and anyone engaged in the expanding field of mental health care.
List(s) this item appears in: Homerton: Mental Health reading list | SLaM new books January 2025
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Item type Home library Class number Status Date due Barcode
Book Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves WM 140 CAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available HOM3215
Book South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves WM141 CAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Issued 25/03/2025 SLAM000681

Previous ed.: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Psychopathology lies at the centre of effective psychiatric practice and mental health care. Fish's Clinical Psychopathology has shaped the training and clinical practice of generations of psychiatrists. The fifth edition of this modern classic presents the clinical descriptions and psychopathological insights for which this text is renowned, and adds suggested questions to assist with eliciting key symptoms. It also covers recent revisions of diagnostic classification systems, including the World Health Organization's ICD-11: International Classification of Diseases. Clear and readable, this new edition provides concise descriptions of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and astute accounts of the varied manifestations of disordered psychological function. Designed for use in clinical practice, this is an essential text for students of medicine, trainees in psychiatry, and practising psychiatrists. It is also useful for psychiatric nurses, mental health social workers, clinical psychologists, and anyone engaged in the expanding field of mental health care.

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