From decreased alertness and apathy to agitation, suspicion, and hallucinations, a wide range of psychological symptoms may sometimes point toward serious medical disorders. Helping clinicians "think outside the mental health box," James Morrison provides a clear and systematic guide to the effects upon mental status of 60 health conditions, including heart disease, cancer, and stroke. This practical book will help readers hone their diagnostic skills and recognize when a physician's evaluation may be urgently needed. Table of Contents
Introduction
I. A REVIEW OF SYMPTOMS
Observing the Mental Status;
Appearance and Behavior;
Mood (Affect);
Speech;
Content of Thought;
Intellectual Resources;
Insight and Judgment;
Personality Change
II. 60 DISORDERS
Adrenal Insufficiency;
AIDS;
Altitude Sickness;
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis;
Antidiuretic Hormone;
Inappropriate Secretion;
Brain Abscess;
Brain Tumor;
Cancer;
Carcinoid Syndrome;
Cardiac Arrhythmias;
Cerebrovascular Accident;
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease;
Congestive Heart Failure;
Cryptococcosis;
Cushing's Syndrome;
Deafness;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Epilepsy;
Fibromyalgia;
Head Trauma;
Herpes Encephalitis;
Homocystinuria;
Huntington's Disease;
Hyperparathyroidism;
Hypertensive Encephalopathy;
Hyperthyroidism;
Hypoparathyroidism;
Hypothyroidism;
Kidney Failure;
Klinefelter's Syndrome;
Liver Failure;
Lyme Disease;
MéniŠre's Syndrome;
Menopause;
Migraine;
Mitral Valve Prolapse;
Multiple Sclerosis;
Myasthenia Gravis;
Neurocutaneous Disorders;
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus;
Parkinson's Disease;
Pellagra;
Pernicious Anemia;
Pheochromocytoma;
Pneumonia;
Porphyria;
Postoperative States;
Premenstrual Syndrome;
Prion Disease;
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy;
Protein Energy Malnutrition;
Pulmonary Thromboembolism;
Rheumatoid Arthritis;
Sickle-Cell Disease;
Sleep Apnea;
Syphilis;
Systemic Infection;
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus;
Thiamine Deficiency;
Wilson's Disease
III. SYMPTOM SUMMARIES
Appendix: Annotated List of Suggested Readings James Morrison, MD, was educated at Reed College and obtained his medical and psychiatric training at Washington University in St. Louis. He is currently Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Oregon Health Sciences University. He is the author of The First Interview, DSM-IV Made Easy, and When Psychological Problems Mask Medical Disorders, and coauthor (with Thomas F. Anders) of Interviewing Children and Adolescents. from the publisher's website | 
