Psychiatric Presentations of Medical Illness, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980 Somatopsychic Disorders

When my colleagues and I began the task of assembling this volume, several difficult questions arose: For whom were we writing? Was the purpose to eluci­ date psychiatric or medical presentation? Should references reflect specific to­ pical areas, or lead the reader to a more general view of a particular topic? Would a symptom or system approach best serve the reader? Should the volume cover a few areas in detail, or attempt to survey a larger area of knowledge? The present text reflects an attempt to answer these questions. It is designed for the student of medicine who desires a broader understanding of those medi­ cal illnesses that produce psychiatric aberration. We hope it will be of assis­ tance to the medical student or house officer studying medicine, neurology, family practice, pediatrics, or psychiatry; as well as to the practicing clinician who wishes a refresher on this subject or a reference for his library. The text is intended to strike a useful balance between medicine and psychiatry by provid­ ing a list of differentials for specific symptoms or conditions, as well as sugges­ tions for medical evaluation. References have been chosen which we hope will assist the reader in further study. We have attempted to diversify them and list a spectrum of articles that deal with both academic and practical treatment considerations. The initial volume is divided into four sections that address both a symptom and system approach.

Section I — An Overview.- 1. Medically Induced Psychiatric Disease — An Overview.- Section II—The Medical Differential of Psychiatric Symptoms.- 2. Anxiety.- 3. Depression.- 4. Intermittent Recurring Psychoses.- 5. Delusions, Depersorialization, and Unusual Psychopathological Systems.- 6. Hallucinations.- 7. Hysterical Symptoms.- Section III—Psychiatric Presentation of Specific Disorders.- 8. Psychiatric Manifestations of Infectious Diseases.- 9. Psychiatric Presentations of Endocrine Dysfunction.- 10. Psychiatrie Presentations of Cardiovascular Disease.- 11. Psychiatric Presentations of Pulmonary Disorders.- 12. Psychiatric Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disorders.- 13. Psychiatric Presentations of Selected Genitourinary Disorders.- 14. Psychiatric Presentation os Hematologic Disorders.- 15. Seizure Disorders.- 16. Disorders of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance.- 17. Mental Disturbances Related to Metals.- Section IV—Pharmacologically Related Psychiatric Disorders.- 18. Behavioral Toxicity of Psychiatric Drugs.- 19. Behavioral Toxicity of Nonpsychiatric Drugs.- Appendix—Psychiatric Side Effects of Medical Drugs.