Sims' Symptoms in the Mind: Textbook of Descriptive Psychopathology

by Femi Oyebode MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPsych

Overview

Psychopathology - the study of abnormal mental states - is a foundational discipline of psychiatry that is formidable to master. Since 1988, Sims' Symptoms in the Mind has been the leading introductory textbook in this area and provides the conceptual backbone needed by every psychiatrist in training. It defines and explains the main symptoms and syndromes of mental illness encountered in clinical practice.

Now in its seventh edition, the text has been fully revised and updated by renowned psychiatry professor Femi Oyebode. It provides a masterful introduction to this difficult area that will challenge the reader intellectually, while at the same time supporting his or her learning.

With a combination of accessible text and audiovisual materials in the online ebook, this is the standard postgraduate text for psychiatric trainees as well as a valued reference for academics, clinical psychiatrists and psychologists, allied health professionals, and researchers.

• Complete and practical overview of clinical psychopathology
• New chapter on the emerging area of abnormalities of aesthetic sense
• Expanded information on musical hallucinations, erotomania, abnormalities of the form of thinking, and the intriguing nature of gesture and its disturbance
• Online videos and podcasts covering interviewing techniques and tips
• Multiple choice questions and extended answers, offering different ways to learn
• Fully updated with new knowledge, concepts and theoretical and explanatory models

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780702085253
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	10/13/2022
Edition description:	7th ed.
Pages:	378
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Femi Oyebode took over authoring Sim's Symptoms in the Mind from Andrew Sims for the 4th edition, and he is very well published aside from this. He is Professor and Head of Department of Psychiatry at the University of Birmingham. His research has considered descriptive psychopathology and delusional misidentification syndrome. He was awarded the 2016 Royal College of Psychiatrists lifetime achievement award.

Table of Contents

Section One: Concepts and Method.1. Fundamental Concepts of Descriptive Psychopathology 2.Eliciting the Symptoms of Mental IllnessSection Two: Consciousness and Cognition3.Consciousness and Disturbed Consciousness 4. Attention, Concentration, Orientation and Sleep 5.Disturbance of MemorySection Three: Awareness of Reality: Time, Perception and Judgement6.Disorder of Time 7.Pathology of Perception 8. Delusions and Other Erroneous Ideas 9. Disorder of the Thinking Process 10.Disorder of Speech and Language 11. InsightSection Four: Self and Body12. The Disordered Self 13. Depersonalization 14. Disorder of the Awareness of the Body 15. The Psychopathology of PainSection Five: Emotions and Action16. Affect and Emotional Disorders 17. Anxiety, Panic, Irritability, Phobia and Obsession 18. Disorders of Volition and ExecutionSection Six: Variations of Human Nature19. The Expression of Disordered Personality Section Seven: Diagnosis20. Psychopathology and Diagnosis

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Core foundational text for students of psychiatry

Editorial Reviews

From reviews of the previous edition:

‘Essential resource for new psychiatry trainees. Unlike other books, explains and demonstrates psychiatry symptoms so that you really understand them.’

‘Essential and interesting reading for mental health professionals.’

‘Great book with a very good approach to psychopathology with practical examples. I like the possibility for online interaction with experts.’

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