The Neuropsychiatric Mental Status Examination

The Neuropsychiatric Mental Status Examination
ISBN-10
1483182452
ISBN-13
9781483182452
Category
Health & Fitness
Pages
528
Language
English
Published
2013-10-22
Publisher
Elsevier
Author
Michael Alan Taylor

Description

The Neuropsychiatric Mental Status Examination is a guidebook for clinical psychiatric diagnosis. The title introduces the language, technique and concepts of the phenomenology. The first part of the text covers the basic phenomenology principles; the major areas of concern in mental health diagnosis; methodology for effective diagnosis of mental pathology. Part II elaborates the topics in Part I; this part develops and reinforces the techniques, phenomenological principles of diagnosis, diagnostic criteria. The second part also presents data which aid in the delineation of metal disorders. The book will be of great interest to students of behavioral science related degrees. The text will also serve professional psychologists and psychiatrists as a reference.

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