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<p><i>Troublesome Disguises </i>examines psychiatric conditions which are not necessarily uncommon, rare or exotic but are challenging for the clinician who may struggle to reach a diagnosis and to set up management strategies.<br><br>However, with familiarity, these conditions can and should be recognised. This new edition is an exercise in consciousness-raising as well as a warning to beware of diagnostic systems which, despite their many virtues, may become too influential and may perpetuate errors which are to the detriment of patients.<br><br>For the clinician struggling to understand and treat patients who fail to fit the usual diagnostic categories, <i>Troublesome Disguises</i> provides wise instruction in the virtue of entertaining doubts, as well as practical advice for the assessment and management of atypical cases.</p>