Delusional disorder : paranoia and related illnesses /

Provides a comprehensive review of delusional disorder, a condition that was only reintroduced into modern psychiatric diagnosis in 1987. An invaluable reference for psychiatrists and other clinicians, this authoritative text is illustrated throughout with case histories and includes clear guideline...

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Autore principale: Munro, Alistair
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=73847
Sommario:
  • Ch. 1. Outline and introduction: a brief perspective on the delusional disorder
  • Ch. 2. Paranoia or delusional disorder
  • Ch. 3. Delusional disorder, somatic subtype
  • Ch. 4. Delusional disorder, jealousy subtype
  • Ch. 5. Delusional disorder, erotomanic subtype
  • Ch. 6. Delusional disorder, persecutory/litigious and grandiose subtypes
  • Ch. 7. Paraphrenia and paranoid schizophrenia
  • Ch. 8. 'Late' paraphrenia and late onset schizophrenia.
  • Ch. 9. Delusional misidentification syndrome
  • Ch. 10. Folie à deux: an accompaniment of illnesses with delusions
  • Ch. 11. Reactive and cycloid psychoses: the acute and transient psychotic disorders
  • Ch. 12. Non-psychotic disorders which may simulate delusional disorders
  • Ch. 13. The treatment of delusional disorder
  • Ch. 14. Conclusions.