Learn how a patient’s behaviour can factor into the prognosis of medically unexplainable illness! The Psychopathology of Functional Somatic Syndromes examines the link between mental illness and physical syndromes that lack organic disease explanations, including chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, premenstrual dysphoria, irritable bowel, and Gulf War illness. The author has evaluated the best research work of the past 20 years to determine the association between psychopathology and functional illness.
Key Features
- Challenges recent conceptualisations of functional somatic syndromes as brain disorders.
- Highlights the importance of abnormal illness behaviour, sexual victimisation, and maladaptive coping.
- Explores observations on the neurobiology and personality abnormalities of patients.
- Describes modern perceptions of functional somatic syndromes and their evolution.
- Examines the correlation between the burden of psychopathology and the physical features of these illnesses.
Additional Information
The Psychopathology of Functional Somatic Syndromes reviews advances made in the appraisal of the neuroanatomy, neuropsychology, and neurochemistry of functional syndromes. It focuses on the connection between measurable dimensions of personality, coping, and illness behaviour and the prognosis of medically unexplainable illnesses.
Specifications
Psychiatric morbidity, brain perfusion, and more are discussed in detail.
