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Book SynopsisThe authors emphasize improving communication with patients about issues of diagnosis and treatment.
Trade ReviewThis excellent, concise book is a practical, easy to use resource for the busy primary care physician. It compares favorably with any short overview presentation of psychiatric or neurologic symptoms. Doody's Health Sciences Review A very informative text that does an excellent job of introducing to some and presenting to others effective approaches to psychiatric and neurological symptoms. -- M. Ojinga HarrisonMDDuke University Medical Center Journal of Pscychosomatic Research
Table of ContentsContents: I Psychiatric Problems Screening Psychiatric Evaluation, Karin J. Neufeld Sadness, John R. Lipsey Nervousness, Michael R. Clark Forgetfulness, Peter V. Rabins Unrealistic Concerns about Health, Mark L. Teitelbaum Suicidal Thoughts, Dean F. MacKinnon Dependence on Alcohol or Drugs, Alan J. Romanoski II Neurological Problems Screening Neurological Evaluation, Orest Hurko Weakness, Richard O'Brien Numbness or Tingling, Vinay Chaudry Back Pain, John Dean Rybock Headaches, David W. Buchholz Dizzy Spells, Peter W. Kaplan Tremor, Stephen G. Reich
