Masquerading Symptoms E-Book

Barbara Schildkrout

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 953

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

The definitive resource to the signs, symptoms, and patterns of medical diseases that CAN present as psychological problems This invaluable reference enables clinicians, as well as patients and their families, to become more familiar with these medical conditions and how they may masquerade as mental disorders.Part One of this book is organized so that it corresponds to the sections of the Standard Mental Status Exam. It is composed of clinical presentation descriptions that direct the reader to the medical diseases described inPart Two that may be contributing to the patient's discomfort. Without medical jargon, Barbara Schildkrout lucidly explains how patients with each medical condition may end up seeking help from a mental health professional. The conditions explored in this book include: * Alzheimer's disease * Brain tumors * Carbon monoxide poisoning * Diseases of the thyroid * Endocrine disorders * Hepatic encephalopathy * HIV/AIDS * Hyperventilation syndrome * Hypoglycemia * Limbic encephalitis * Lyme disease * Syphilis * Thiamine deficiency * Traumatic brain injury The book also describes a proven process for working with patients during and after the referral process, and integrating medical findings into ongoing therapeutic work. All mental health professionals need access to this information, and Masquerading Symptoms puts it all in a single, easily navigated reference. BARBARA SCHILDKROUT, MD,is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has taught for many years at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She has a Subspecialty Board Certification through the United Council for Neurological Subspecialties in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry and has maintained a private clinical practice in the Boston area for over 25 years.

Leseprobe

Contents

Introduction

List of Diseases by Organ System or Disease Process

Part I: Signs and Symptoms

State of Consciousness

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Delirium

Attention and Concentration

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Mood, Affect, and Emotion

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Notable Clinical Phenomena

Thought Form

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Some Notable Clinical Phenomena

Thought Content and Experience of Reality

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Notable Clinical Phenomena

Delusional Thought Content

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Some Notable Clinical Phenomena

Hallucinations

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Change in Personality or Behavior

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Some Notable Clinical Phenomena

Judgment

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Insight

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Some Notable Clinical Phenomena

Dementia

Orientation

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Some Notable Clinical Phenomena

Memory

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Some Notable Clinical Phenomena

Speech and Language

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Some Notable Clinical Phenomena

Other Cognitive Functions

Constructional Ability: Drawing, Copying, Visuospatial Tasks

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Fund of Knowledge

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Calculation

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Abstract Thinking

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Executive Functions

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

General Physical Appearance

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Some Notable Clinical Phenomena

Motor Behavior

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Some Notable Clinical Phenomena

Vegetative Symptoms

Disturbances of Sleep

Clinical Significance

Normal Sleep

Clinical Observations

Disturbances of Energy Level

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Disturbances of Eating Behavior and Weight

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Disturbances of Sexual Functioning

Clinical Significance

Clinical Observations

Notable Physical Symptoms and Possible Associated Diseases

Part II: The Diseases

Disease #1: Acromegaly

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Acromegaly?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #2: Acute Intermittent Porphyria and Porphyria Variegata

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Porphyria?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #3: Addison’s Disease

Primary Adrenal Insufficiency Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Addison’s Disease? What Is Adrenal Insufficiency?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #4: Alzheimer’s Disease

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Alzheimer’s Disease?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #5: Arsenic Poisoning

Chronic Exposure to Low Levels of Arsenic Acute Exposure to High Levels of Arsenic

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Arsenic Poisoning?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #6: Brain Tumors

Abscess in the Brain Cyst in the Brain Granuloma in the Brain

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Presenting Physical Signs and Symptoms

Other Symptoms Related to Specific Types of Lesions

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Are Brain Tumors and Other Solitary Brain Masses?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #7: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Exposure to High Levels of Carbon Monoxide Chronic Exposure to Low Levels of Carbon Monoxide Late-Appearing Neuropsychological Symptoms Long-Term Disabilities from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Carbon Monoxide Poisoning?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #8: Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Disease #9: Chronic Subdural Hematoma

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is a Chronic Subdural Hematoma?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #10: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Disease #11: Circadian Rhythm Disorders

Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Irregular Sleep/Wake Pattern (Free Running) Non-24-Hour Sleep/Wake Disorder

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Are Disorders of Circadian Rhythm?

Important Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #12: Corticobasal Degeneration

Disease #13: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease?

Specialist Referral

Questions to Ask

Disease #14: Cushing’s Syndrome

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Cushing’s Syndrome?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #15: Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Dementia with Lewy Bodies?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #16: Frontotemporal Dementia

Pick’s Disease Semantic Dementia Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia Frontotemporal Dementia with Motor Neuron Disease

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Frontotemporal Dementia?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #17: Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy

Disease #18: Hepatic Encephalopathy

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Hepatic Encephalopathy?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #19: HIV/AIDS (Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus)

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is HIV/AIDS (Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease)?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #20: Huntington’s Disease

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Huntington’s Disease?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #21: Hyperparathyroidism, Primary (Including Hypercalcemia)

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Primary Hyperparathyroidism?

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #22: Hypersomnia, Idiopathic

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

Questions to Ask

Specialist Referral

Disease #23: Hypersomnia, Recurrent

Kleine-Levin Syndrome Menstruation-Related Hypersomnia

Possible Presenting Mental Signs and Symptoms

Possible Physical Signs and Symptoms

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Course and Prognosis

Prevalence and Population at Risk

What Is Hypersomnia?