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"This outstanding introductory book on descriptive psychopathology is thoroughly updated with recent neuroscientific research. No one should call themselves a psychiatrist without knowing the information in this superb book."
"Michael J. Schrift, DO, MA(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine), DOODY'S BOOK REVIEW SERVICE UPDATE, October 2008"
"Michael J. Schrift, DO, MA(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine), DOODY'S BOOK REVIEW SERVICE UPDATE, October 2008"
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"Sims Symptoms in the Mind" has, since its first publication in 1988, become established as the leading introductory textbook on clinical psychopathology. This new edition has been fully updated to include advances in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience and changes can be found in the chapters on memory disturbance, disorders of time, pathology of perception, disorders of speech and language, affect and emotional disorders, and disorders of volition and execution.In some cases, novel classifications of the abnormalities under consideration have been provided together with additional pathological phenomena including palinopsia, akinetopsia, zeitraffer phenomenon, exosomesthesia many of which have been rediscovered or imported from neurology. The popular and distinctive features of "Sims Symptoms in the Mind" of the use of figures, tables and illustrative case examples have been further enhanced with additional case examples from the classical literature, autobiographical narratives and fiction.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm a core trainee in Psychiatry and have recently been recommended this book, and having starting to read it I can see why I was told to buy it!
It begins by describing the fundamental concepts of descriptive pathology, and goes on to be divided into clear, useful sections tackling consciousness and cognition; disorders of time/perception/judgement; disorders of self; emotions and action; variations in human nature, and diagnosis. I have found most of the chapters highly readable, and some areas which weren't very clear to me before are simply explained. You could almost read it from start to finish, as well as easily dipping in and out of chapters.
It can be a little drawn out in places, and it could have more tables/diagrams etc to break up the text, but overall I think this book should be read by every trainee. Not only is it useful for our everyday practice, but it is also a key text for the MRCPsych exams.
It begins by describing the fundamental concepts of descriptive pathology, and goes on to be divided into clear, useful sections tackling consciousness and cognition; disorders of time/perception/judgement; disorders of self; emotions and action; variations in human nature, and diagnosis. I have found most of the chapters highly readable, and some areas which weren't very clear to me before are simply explained. You could almost read it from start to finish, as well as easily dipping in and out of chapters.
It can be a little drawn out in places, and it could have more tables/diagrams etc to break up the text, but overall I think this book should be read by every trainee. Not only is it useful for our everyday practice, but it is also a key text for the MRCPsych exams.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this was recommended to be by a lecturer, whose own excellence blew me away. an excellent book which couldn't have been written any better. it really brings to light the reality and humanity of psychiatry. greatly empathetic and sympathetic.
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Sims has produced the definitive guide to descriptive psychopathology, this version is edible and comprehensive therefore a must for any trainee in psychiatry
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