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Informationen zum Autor Mario Maj, Department of Psychiatry, Clinica Psichiatrica, Primo Policlinico Universitario, Naples, Italy. Is also president of the Association of European Psychiatrists. Hagop S. Akiskal, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA, professor of Psychiatry and Director of International Mood Center. Juan E. Mezzich , International Center for Mental Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NYU,New York NY Ahmed Okasha , Institute of Psychiatry, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, Director of WHO Collaborating Center All are previous editors of WPA Series Klappentext Be Guided by the Evidence...Somatoform disorders are more common than many clinicians realize and are often underdiagnosed and poorly managed.This practical guide provides a comprehensive overview of all somatoform disorders. It aims to enable the mental health practitioner to properly diagnose and manage the disorders as well as to provide the appropriate advice to colleagues of other medical disciplines.Somatoform Disorders offers:* Detailed coverage of the concepts of each disorder: diagnosis, classification, co-morbidities and course and outcome* An outline of clinical, biological and psychosocial research in the area* An overview of clinical management and future perspectives* The unique series format of systematic reviews followed by commentariesSomatoform Disorders is the ninth volume of the WPA Series "Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry. The book is an unbiased and reliable reference point for all psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses and policy makers. Zusammenfassung Be Guided by the Evidence. Somatoform disorders are more common than many clinicians realize and are often underdiagnosed and poorly managed. This practical guide provides a comprehensive overview of all somatoform disorders. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Reveiw Contributors. Preface. CHAPTER 1. SOMATIZATION AND CONVERSON DISORDERS. Somatization and Conversion Disorders: A Reveiw ( Harold Merskey and Francois Mai). COMMENTARIES. 1.1 From Hysteria to Somatization Francis Creed. 1.2 Somatoform and Conversion Disorders or Somatic Presentations of Mental Disorders ( Javier J. Escobar). 1.3 Are Somatoform Disorders a Distinct Category? ( Gregory E. Simon). 1.4 Somatoform Disorders: Deconstructing a Diagnosis ( Oye Gureje). 1.5 The Psychbiology of Somatization and Conversion Disorders ( C. Robert Cloninger and Mehmet Dokucu). 1.6 Patient or Process ( Linda Gask). 1.7 Reading the Body ( Leslie Swartz). 1.8 Somatization and Conversion Disorders: A Forgotten Public Health Agenda ( Shekhar Saxena). 1.9 A Cognitive Account on Conversion and Somatization Disorders ( Karin Roelofs). 1.10 Labelling the Unfathomable ( Bart Sheehan). 1.11 Somatization and Conversion: An Ongoing Controversy ( Carsten Spitzer and Hans Jorgen Grabe). 1.12 The Mind-Body Dualism and Conversion Disorders ( Carlo Faravelli and Massimo Lai). 1.13 Concepts of Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Relation to Mind-Body Dualism ( Athula Sumathipala). 1.14 A Challenge for Both Clinicians and Researchers ( Antonio Lobo). 1.15 Somatization Disorders in the African Context ( Frank G. Njenga, Anna N. Nguithi and Rachel Kang'ethe). 1.16 Somatization and Conversion Disorders: An Arab Perspective 9 Tarek A. Okasha). 1.17 Much Theory, but Little Agreement ( Alberto Perales and Hector Chue). CHAPTER 2. PAIN DISORDER. Pain Disorder: A Reveiw ( Steven A. King). COMMENTARIES. 2.1 The Major Paradigm Shift from the Biomedical Reductionist to the Biopsychosocial Approach to the Assessment...
