Introduction Data entry Choosing a statistical test Exploring data and editing graphical output Data transformation and selection Comparing two sample averages Contingency tables Analysis of variance Statistical association Linear regression between two variables.

This book explores the historical background to, and present-day understanding of, a number of unusual psychiatric disorders. This fully revised new edition contains a new chapter on a range of recently emerging conditions as well as updated literature and a collection of new and updated cases. Since the publication of the fourth edition, there have been many developments in the field of psychiatry, including changes in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and the advancement of neuroimaging and related research, which have been incorporated into the fifth edition. In this now classic text, each chapter covers an individual disorder in detail, using several case studies gathered by the authors themselves to illustrate and exemplify the disorders discussed. The clear and easy-to-understand writing style ensures that this text is accessible for the wide range of studies and professions who will find it useful. Uncommon Psychiatric Syndromes, Fifth Edition, is essential reading for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurses, psychiatric social workers, social workers and other mental health professionals. It will also be of interest to graduate students in the fields of psychiatry and psychology as well as those enrolled in psychiatry resident courses.

Introduction. The life cycle. Classification, aetiology, management and prognostic factors. The doctor-patient relationship. History taking and clinical examination. Organic psychiatry. Psychoactive substance use disorders. Schizophrenia and delusional (paranoid0 disorders. Mood disorders, suicide and parasuicide. Neurotic and other stress-related anxiety disorders. The dissociative (conversion) and somatoform disorders. Psychiatry of menstruation and pregnancy. Psychiatry of sexuality. Sleep disorders. Personality disorders. Child and adolescent psychiatry. Psychiatry of disability. Eating disorders. Transcultural psychiatry. Psychiatry of the elderly. Forensic psychiatry. Appendices

NEUROSCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS Neuroscience fundamentals DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT Diagnostic assessment SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, AND SYNDROMES Cortical signs and symptoms Abnormal movements Other signs and symptoms Syndromes of disturbances of consciousness and cognition Syndromes of disturbances of mood and affect Other major syndromes SPECIFIC DISORDERS Neurodegenerative and movement disorders Congenital, developmental, and other childhood-onset disorders Vascular disorders Trauma Hypoxic-ischemic disorders Nutritional, toxic, and metabolic disorders Infectious and related disorders Prion diseases Endocrinologic disorders Myalgic encephalomyelitis, fibromyalgia, and multiple chemical sensitivity Immune-related disorders Sleep disorders Brain tumors and hydrocephalus Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders Mood disorders Anxiety disorders Dissociative disorders Personality disorders Impulse control disorders Substance use disorders Medication- and substance-induced disorders