Preventing Misdiagnosis of Women: A Guide to Physical Disorders That Have Psychiatric Symptoms
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Many physical disorders suffered by women have psychiatric symptoms. For example, hyperthyroidism can result in depression and anxiety, and temporal lobe epilepsy can have the same symptoms as bipolar disorder. As a result, women are in danger of being misdiagnosed as having psychiatric problems and receiving completely inappropriate treatment. This volume gives psychotherapists, counsellors and other mental health professionals the foundation for identifying physiological disorders that may be at the root of the mental health problems presented by female clients.
Illustrated with detailed cases and supplemented with quick reference guides to symptoms and a glossary, this much-needed book provides information that until now
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0761900470
ISBN13:9780761900474
Release Date:November 1997
Publisher:Sage Publications, Inc
Length:184 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"
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