Uncommon Psychiatric Syndromes

by David Enoch, William Trethowan

This is a presentation of uncommon psychiatric disorders, each chosen for various reasons. The first is that although accounts of them can be found in various journals they are, on the whole, not particularly well dealt with in standard psychiatric textbooks and in several are hardly mentioned at all. All the syndromes can be regarded as "uncommon" in the sense of being remarkable or in some way unusual, although not necessarily rare. The most important reason governing the choice of contents is that one or more of the authors has made a particular study and has had considerable first-hand experience of each of the disorders described. Most of the case histories presented as illustrative examples are entirely new; a few only have been described before in papers published at one time or another by the authors themselves. An attempt has been made to lay out the presentation of each syndrome in a consistent pattern. Where appropriate, historical data are dealt with including reference in some instances to relevant literary or dramatic works. This is followed by a comprehensive a review as space has permitted of the scientific literature, delving back as far as practicable and including, whenever possible, reference to original sources. Illustrative case histories are then given, followed by a clinical description of the main features of each syndrome together, where necessary, with a discussion of the differential diagnosis. A section on psychopathology then follows in which an attempt has been made to maintain an eclectic approach considering both phenomenological and psychodynamic theories of causation and content. In most instances a short note on treatment and prognosis is given.

Genres: Nonfiction

280 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Bern · Rating 4 out of 5]

Psikiyatri ya da psikoloji uzmanları eminim daha fazla haz alacaklardır. Yine de ilginç bir okuma deneyimi oldu. Yazarın vakaların yanı sıra her sendrom için klasik eserlere atıfta bulunması da kitabı ilginçleştirmiş.

[Canan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Çok uzun sürdü okumam ama bitti sonunda. Gerçekten ilginç ne çok ve de ne zor sendromlar varmış. Alanda çalışanlar özellikle keyif alabilir, diğer türlü çok teknik de gelebilir.

[Burak Karaman · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Geleneksel olarak patolojik kıskançlığın, çekirdekte yetersizlik duygusuna eşlik eden güvensizlik hissine özel önem verilen psikodinamik bir çerçevede ortaya çıktığı kabul edilir.”

“Böylesine tam bir ümitsizlik durumuna gelen hasta, ‘var olmamak' için büyük bir arzu duyduğunu itiraf edebilir, ama paradoks biçimde ölüm olasılığı da olanaksız gözükür, bu da ölümsüzlük fikirlerine yol açar. İşte bu da ümitsizliğin en koyusunu yaratır, ölmek istemek ama bir hiçlik durumunda sonsuza dek yaşamaya mahkum olmak. Kierkergaard'ın yaşayan cehennemini andıran bir durum.”