Author: Robert L. Taylor MD
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Keywords: psychological, disorders, organic, distinguishing, masquerade
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2007-02-27
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 0826102476
ISBN-13: 9780826102478

When faced with a patient whose psychological symptoms may stem from an organic, or medical, condition rather than psychology how does the practitioner determine exactly which is the true case? To facilitate this process and give psychologists, social workers, and nurses a useable guide to assessment, Robert Taylor created Psychological Masquerade and has updated it to be the most complete handbook in the field. New chapters on violent behavior, amnesia and dementia, sex obsession, and Munchausen-by-Proxy fill out the guide and numerous case studies help clarify diagnostic criteria and provi

Author: Robert L. Taylor MD
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Keywords: psychological, masquerade, screening, organic, distinguishing, disorders
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2000-06-08
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 082611329X
ISBN-13: 9780826113290

Psychological symptoms are not always best explained psychologically! This volume is designed to help clinicians assess medical conditions which are "masquerading as psychological ones. The author provides essential clues to our understanding of organic disease and shows us how to look for these clues during the clinical interview process. Common clinical pitfalls, simple assessment tests, and over 100 case studies are included. An annotated bibliography to this practical guide make this an essential resource for mental health practitioners. New to this edition- obsessive / compu

Authors:Ju Mipham, Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso,
Publisher: Snow Lion Publications
Keywords: mipham, commentary, phenomena, distinguishing, maitreya
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2004-04-02
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1559392150
ISBN-13: 9781559392150

Mipham’s comentary cogently supports Maitreya’s text in a detailed analysis of how ordinary confused consciousness can be transformed into wisdom. Easy-to-follow instructions guide the reader through the profound meditation that gradually brings about this transformation.