Unmasking Psychological Symptoms: How Therapists Can Learn to Recognize the Psychological Presentation of Medical Disorders

1 The Nature of the Problem 1

2 Laying the Groundwork 11

3 Characteristics That Make Somatic Diseases Difficult to Detect 21

4 Patterns in Time 61

5 The Clinical Interview 83

6 The History of the Present Illness 97

7 Specific Physical Signs and Symptoms 103

8 Classical Presentations—Focal Signs, Dementia, and Delirium 129

9 Specific Mental Signs and Symptoms 149

10 Important Aspects of the Patient Assessment—A Second Look 223

11 Extended Clinical Vignettes—Working With Patients 241

References 277

Author Index 281

Subject Index 283