Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology Emeritus Max Fink; Professor of Psychiatry Finch University of Health Sciences Michael Alan Taylor; Fink Max Catatonia : A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment (Paperback)

Teaches the reader how to identify and treat catatonia successfully, and describes its neurobiology. Catatonia is a syndrome of motor dysregulation found in as many as 10% of acutely ill psychiatric in-patients. Treatments are well defined and catatonia has an excellent prognosis when they are used. Two leading neuropsychiatrists describe the features of catatonia; teach the reader how to identify and treat the syndrome successfully; and describe its neurobiology. Patient case histories from the authors' clinical practices, as well as from classical literature, illustrate the principles of diagnosing and treating patients. • Author: Max Fink,Michael Alan Taylor • ISBN:9780521032360 • Format:Paperback • Publication Date:2006-11-23

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SKU: WA52584052