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The distorted mirror: misdiagnosing eating disorders
- Author:
- Di FAZIO A.
- Journal article citation:
- Addiction Counselling World, September 1992, pp.4-7.
- Publisher:
- Addiction Recovery Foundation
Discusses the problems of diagnosing eating disorders, and the implications for treatment.
The psychiatry of elderly people with mental handicaps
- Author:
- COOPER Sally-Ann
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 7(12), December 1992, pp.865-874.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Argues that postmortem studies and attempts to link neuropathological findings with clinical findings, and presumptive diagnoses of Alzheimer's Disease following a decline in skills of the elderly with mental handicaps, have shed little light on the true extent of dementia in the elderly mentally handicapped.
Looking for clues
- Authors:
- BOURTON Annie, BURNHAM Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 18.6.92, 1992, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Emotional abuse is notoriously difficult to recognise and deal with. Offer some pointers for effective action.
Child protection guidelines
- Author:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON. Centre for Human Services
- Publisher:
- University of Southampton. Centre for Human Services
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 100p.
- Place of publication:
- Southampton
Revised edition of practical handbook issued via Merton and Sutton Area Child Protection Committee. Supersedes the 1990 edition.
The ISD-10 classification of mental and behavioural disorders: clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidelines
- Author:
- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
- Publisher:
- World Health Organization
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 362p.
- Place of publication:
- Geneva
... by over 700 clinicians and researchers in 110 institutes in 40 countries, making this book the product of the largest ever research effort designed to improve psychiatric diagnosis. Every effort has been made to define categories whose existence is scientifically justifiable as well as clinically useful. The classification divides disorders into ten groups according to major common themes or descriptive likeness, a new feature which makes for increased convenience of use. For each disorder, the book provides a full description of the main clinical features and all other important but less specific associated features. Diagnostic guidelines indicate the number, balance, and duration of symptoms usually required before a confident diagnosis can be made. Inclusion and exclusion criteria are also provided, together with conditions to be considered in differential diagnosis. The guidelines are worded so that a degree of flexibility is retained for diagnostic decisions in clinical work, particularly in the situation where provisional diagnosis may have to be made before the clinical picture is entirely clear or information is complete.