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Preventing misdiagnosis of women : a guide to physical disorders that have psychiatric symptoms / Elizabeth A. Klonoff, Hope Landrine.

Title
Preventing misdiagnosis of women : a guide to physical disorders that have psychiatric symptoms / Elizabeth A. Klonoff, Hope Landrine.
Author
Klonoff, Elizabeth A.
Publication
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1997], ©1997.

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Additional Authors
Landrine, Hope, 1954-
Description
xxix, 152 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Women's mental health and development ; vol. 1
Uniform Title
Women's mental health and development ; v. 1.
Subject
  • Diagnostic errors
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mental Health
  • Mental illness > Physiological aspects
  • Psychiatric errors
  • Psychological manifestations of general diseases
  • Women > Mental health
  • Women
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: A Case of Borderline Personality Disorder? -- 1. The Endocrinological System -- 2. Thyroid Disorders: Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism -- 3. Adrenal, Pituitary, and Parathyroid Disorders -- 4. Introduction to Seizure Disorders -- 5. Brain Anatomy and Localization of Function -- 6. Generalized and Simple Focal Seizures -- 7. Complex Partial Seizure Disorder: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy -- 8. Multiple Sclerosis and Mitral Valve Prolapse -- 9. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Other Disorders -- 10. Interacting With Medical Specialists: A Practical Guide -- 11. Conclusions -- App. A. The Relationship Between Various Psychiatric Disorders and Physical Disorders to be Considered -- App. B. Questions to Ask Patients to Rule Out Physical Disorders and Quick Symptom Guide.
ISBN
  • 0761900462 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0761900470 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
96025183
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries