Author Description
A comprehensive survey of the neurotic disorders, including chapters on anxiety and phobic neuroses, depressive neurosis, obsessional neurosis, anorexia nervosa, and sexual dysfunction. "Excellent.... Deserves a wide readership." --Lancet
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
What constitutes the clinical definition and diagnostic criteria for various neurotic disorders in a medical context? Philip Snaith and R. P. Snaith provide a structured clinical framework for identifying and categorizing neuroses, drawing upon established psychiatric practices and diagnostic standards to assist clinicians in patient assessment.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Detailed diagnostic criteria for anxiety and phobic neuroses
- Clinical analysis of depressive neurosis and its manifestations
- Examination of obsessional neurosis and behavioral patterns
- Clinical perspectives on anorexia nervosa and sexual dysfunction
- Systematic classification of neurotic disorders
Scope Limits
- Does not cover non-neurotic psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
- Excludes contemporary pharmacological treatment protocols developed after the book's publication
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts and medical reviewers have historically recognized this text as a reliable survey for clinical practitioners. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is tailored specifically for professionals and students within the field of psychiatry.
Page Count:
233
Publication Date:
1981-04-02
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0192612514
ISBN-13:
9780192612519
Psychology
Neurosecretion
Neurosis
Mental Health
Psychiatry
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