192,99 €
inkl. MwSt.
Versandkostenfrei*
Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen
  • Gebundenes Buch

Delusional disorder, once termed paranoia, was an important diagnosis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and only in 1987 was it reintroduced into modern psychiatric diagnosis after being subsumed 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. Many instructive case histories are provided, illustrating manifestations of the various subtypes of…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Delusional disorder, once termed paranoia, was an important diagnosis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and only in 1987 was it reintroduced into modern psychiatric diagnosis after being subsumed 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. Many instructive case histories are provided, 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 emphasises that, contrary to traditional belief, delusional disorder is a treatable illness.

Table of contents:
Part I. Delusional Disorders and Delusions: Introductory Aspects: 1. Outline and introduction: a brief perspective on the delusional disorders; Part II. Descriptive and Clinical Aspects of Paranoia/Delusional Disorder: 2. Paranoia or delusional disorder; 3. Delusional disorder, somatic subtype; 4. Delusional disorder, jealousy subtype; 5. Delusional disorder, erotomanic subtype; 6. Delusional disorder, persecutory/litigious and grandiose subtypes; Part III. 'Paranoid Spectrum' Illnesses which Should b e Included in the Category of Delusional Disorder: 7. Paraphrenia and paranoid schizophrenia; 8. 'Late' paraphrenia and schizophrenia of late onset; 9. Delusional misidentification syndrome; 10. Folie à deux; Part IV. Illnesses Which are Liable to be Misdiagnosed as Delusional Disorders: 11. Reactive and cycloid psychoses: the acute and transient psychotic disorders; 12. Non-psychotic disorders which may simulate delusional disorders; Part V. Treatment of Delusional Disorder and Overall Conclusions: 13. The treatment of delusional disorder; 14. Conclusions.

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 guidelines on diagnosis and treatment.

Comprehensive clinically-oriented review of delusional disorder, including case histories and treatment guidelines.