Unless you have been living on a desert island for the past 2 years, you are well aware that the development of
DSM-V is well under way.
More »Patients who exaggerate, feign, or induce physical illness are a great challenge to their physicians. Trained to trust their patients’ self-reports,...
More »Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurosensory disorder first described by Sir Thomas Willis in 1672. As early as the 19th century, Theodor Wittmaack1...
More »Research emerging from the field of emotion science suggests that individuals who have anxiety and mood disorders tend to experience negative affect...
More »The epidemiology and management of psychiatric disability have gained increased attention for a variety of reasons in the past 3 decades. There are...
More »Once a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been made, numerous neurological and psychiatric manifestations may be found to accompany...
More »Delusional parasitosis and factitious disorder are psychiatric illnesses that are often encountered by clinicians. The differential diagnosis can be...
More »DSM-IV-TR, our current diagnostic classification system of psychiatric disorders, follows the diagnostic paradigm first established by DSM-III in...
More »Recent research has raised concerns about the adequacy of psychiatric diagnostic evaluations conducted in routine clinical practice, particularly the...
More »A 52-year-old female college professor was referred to a psychiatrist by a nurse practitioner at the college health clinic. The referring diagnosis...
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