Clinician s Guide to Severe Hoarding

by Michael A. Tompkins

The Clinician's Guide describes in detail a range of strategies for assisting people with severe hoarding: Strategies for engaging with clients who hoard. Guidelines for assessing harm potential.

Clinician s Guide to Severe Hoarding

Author: Michael A. Tompkins

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 1493914324

Page: 413

View: 702

The cat lady. The couple who won't let anyone in their apartment. The old man with all that junk in his yard. Their severe hoarding puts them, and often others, at risk for injury, disease, and even death. Most deny needing help, and for this reason, professionals are desperate to find more effective ways to offer and provide assistance to them. In response to this growing public health problem, Clinician's Guide to Severe Hoarding refines our understanding and presents in depth and innovative alternative to traditional interventions. Arguing that although treatment for hoarding can be effective for those who are open to help, people with severe hoarding are not. The Clinician’s Guide to Severe Hoarding describes an alternative strategy to help those who adamantly refuse help and yet face significant health and safety risks due to the hoarding problem – harm reduction. This client-centered approach takes readers through harm reduction plan development, team building, goal setting, client collaboration, and progress assessment. The Clinician’s Guide also explains that a successful harm reduction plan may encourage clients to seek further help, and offers insights into working with special populations such as people who hoard animals and children who exhibit hoarding behavior. The Clinician's Guide describes in detail a range of strategies for assisting people with severe hoarding: Strategies for engaging with clients who hoard. Guidelines for assessing harm potential. Guidelines for creating a harm reduction plan, building a harm reduction team, and conducting and evaluating home visits. Skills for client self-help: decision making, time management, and more. Guidelines for navigating the ethical and legal issues that arise in assisting people who hoard. Readings, links, and other resources. With its practical common-sense approach to a complex problem, Clinician's Guide to Severe Hoarding is a unique volume not only for mental health practitioners, but also other professionals who assist people who hoard, such as home health aides, social workers, and professional organizers.

Anxiety Disorders in Adults A Clinical Guide

by Vladan Starcevic, MD, PhD

Persons who hoard are usually unable to discard such objects. As with many
other manifestations of OCD, hoarding is encountered on a spectrum from very
mild to extreme, when the person seems completely preoccupied with the
hoarding ...

Anxiety Disorders in Adults A Clinical Guide

Author: Vladan Starcevic, MD, PhD

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 0190451416

Page: 480

View: 533

Using the practical yet comprehensive approach found in the first edition, the author considers each anxiety disorder's clinical complexity while simultaneously using an integrative orientation toward finding clinical solutions. The author considers the presentation of each disorder as it occurs and is treated in the "real world" of clinical practice. Finally, the volume addresses effective therapeutic procedures and recommendations, including pharmacological and psychological treatment approaches. A true "must read" for any psychiatrist interested in anxiety disorders.

Hoarding Disorder

by Chasson, Gregory S.

Working with families of people who hoard: A harm reduction approach. Journal
of Clinical Psychology, 67,497–506. Crossref Tompkins, M. A. (2014). Clinician's
guide to severe hoarding. New York, NY: Springer New York. Tompkins, M. A. ...

Hoarding Disorder

Author: Chasson, Gregory S.

Publisher: Hogrefe Verlag

ISBN: 1613344074

Page: 84

View: 602

Hoarding disorder, classified as one of the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders in the DSM-5, presents particular challenges in therapeutic work, including treatment ambivalence and lack of insight of those affected. This evidence-based guide written by leading experts presents the latest knowledge on assessment and treatment of hoarding disorder. The reader gains a thorough grounding in the treatment of choice for hoarding – a specific form of CBT interweaved with psychoeducational, motivational, and harm-reduction approaches to enhance treatment outcome. Rich anecdotes and clinical pearls illuminate the science, and the book also includes information for special client groups, such as older individuals and those who hoard animals. Printable handouts help busy practitioners. This book is essential reading for clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and practitioners who work with older populations, as well as students.

Clinical Guide to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders

by Jon E. Grant

Hoarding Disorder is associated with a particularly chronic course and poor
prognosis for standard treatments using ... This may be due to many individuals
displaying a striking lack of awareness of the severity of their behavior, often
resisting ...

Clinical Guide to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders

Author: Jon E. Grant

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 0199977771

Page: 256

View: 721

Clinical Guide to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders is a complete, comprehensive overview of OCD and related disorders (trichotillomania, excoriation disorder, hoarding disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and tic disorders). The book covers underlying causes, clinical presentations and treatments. The book serves as a primer for clinicians in training and those already in practice who have little if any background in these disorders. It discusses the pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for both adults and children with an emphasis on providing practical information for clinicians to use in their everyday practices. Based on the DSM-5, the book uses the latest evidence-based information regarding treatments including medication options, behavioral therapies, alternative treatments, and recent developments in surgical treatment. This book will provide students, residents, interns and even veteran clinicians with a basic understanding of OCD and disorders that are often associated with OCD. In addition, members of the public and those affected by these disorders may use this book to enhance their personal knowledge of the subject matter presented.

Compact Clinical Guide to Critical Care Trauma and Emergency Pain Management

by Yvonne M D'Arcy, MS, CRNP, CNS

... addiction include: □ Requesting specific drugs □ Aggressive complaining
about the need for higher doses □ Drug hoarding during periods of reduced
symptoms □ Unapproved ... The behaviors are more pronounced and severe in
nature.

Compact Clinical Guide to Critical Care Trauma and Emergency Pain Management

Author: Yvonne M D'Arcy, MS, CRNP, CNS

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISBN: 0826108083

Page: 376

View: 131

"This is an excellent resource for nurses practicing in critical care units, emergency departments, and trauma units, as well as for midlevel providers who manage these patients.--Doody's Medical Reviews "Compact ClinicalGuide to Critical Care,Trauma, and EmergencyPain Management is aconcise, easy-to-readresource for nurses whowant to reinforce theirfoundational knowledgein this area."--Critical Care Nurse This addition to Springer Publishingís Compact Clinical Guide to Pain Management Series presents evidence-based national guidelines and treatment algorithms for managing pain in patients in the critical care, trauma, and emergency room settings. Such patients often present with co-morbid and complex conditions which often make accurate pain assessment and treatment a challenge. In an easy-to-use, bulleted format, the book provides the most current information on assessing and managing pain in a variety of critical conditions. Both pharmacological management therapies and non-pharmacologic interventions are included along with information about pain assessment screening tools for special populations. Topics covered include the basics of pain physiology in critical, emergency, and operative care patients, assessing pain in the critically ill, medications and advanced pain management techniques useful with this population, and commonly occurring conditions in the various care environments. Also addressed are the management of particularly challenging patients (elderly, obese) and conditions (chronic pain, renal failure, chemically dependent patients, and burn patients). The book contains tables that efficiently summarize information and figures to illustrate key concepts. Pain rating scales and a helpful equi-analgesic conversion table are included in the Appendix. Key Features: Provides evidence-based information on treating pain in critical care, trauma, and emergency room patients for all practice levels Organized for quick access to pertinent clinical information on treatment options and pain types Provides cross-referenced indexing and easy-to-use assessment and screening tools Includes information for treating especially challenging and difficult to manage patient pain scenarios

The Hoarding Handbook

by Christiana Bratiotis

This user-friendly guide provides tools to assess the problem, to coordinate and delegate tasks among helping professionals, and to work directly with reluctant hoarders and those affected by the hoarding.

The Hoarding Handbook

Author: Christiana Bratiotis

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 0195385519

Page: 237

View: 417

This user-friendly guide provides tools to assess the problem, to coordinate and delegate tasks among helping professionals, and to work directly with reluctant hoarders and those affected by the hoarding.

Treatment for Hoarding Disorder

by Gail Steketee

Therapist Guide Gail Steketee, Randy O. Frost ... The clients who received
treatment exhibited moderate to severe hoarding behaviors and substantial
comorbidity such as that described earlier ... Although we recommend that clients
with severe symptoms be treated by more experienced clinicians who can field
the range of ...

Treatment for Hoarding Disorder

Author: Gail Steketee

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 019933496X

Page: 262

View: 401

Revision of: Compulsive hoarding and acquiring. 2007.

Group Treatment for Hoarding Disorder

by Jordana Muroff

Therapist Guide Jordana Muroff, Patty Underwood, Gail Steketee ... Accordingly,
if the baseline office assessment indicates that such conditions might be present,
clinicians should warn clients ... Extreme hoarding cases with substantial squalid
conditions may require aid from a sanitation crew to remove waste that could ...

Group Treatment for Hoarding Disorder

Author: Jordana Muroff

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 0199340978

Page: 128

View: 200

For the first time, Hoarding Disorder (HD) is now recognized as a distinct disorder in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), separate from OCD. HD has also received much more attention and exposure in recent years. Consequently, more people will be recommended for treatment, increasing the demand and need for clinicians who deliver this specialized intervention. Group Treatment for Hoarding Disorder: Therapist Guide outlines a cognitive-behavioral therapy program for HD using a group model. Clinicians deliver group therapy over 20 weekly sessions of 1.5 to 2 hours each. A single experienced clinician can lead the group or a co-therapy model can be used with two clinicians, one experienced and one in training. Groups of 6 to 8 participants: · receive education about HD and about the CBT model · discuss therapy goals and personal values · practice motivational enhancement methods including identifying barriers to progress · receive training in organizing and problem-solving about hoarding problems · learn cognitive therapy strategies to reduce problematic hoarding beliefs and to replace acquiring with more adaptive behaviors · practice sorting, removing clutter, and not acquiring, beginning with easier tasks · and identify in-home supports. Final sessions focus on reviewing the most effective therapy methods, coping with change, and highlighting strategies for maintaining gains. Group members use the Treatment for Hoarding Disorder: Workbook, Second Edition to assist with practice exercises. All of the necessary forms and worksheets are provided in the books and online. Treatment proceeds in a flexible session-by-session fashion with attention to group process. Written for psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, counselors, and psychiatric nurses, this Therapist Guide will promote effective group treatment of people with hoarding disorder.

Handbook of Evidence Based Practice in Clinical Psychology Adult Disorders

by Michel Hersen

For a comprehensive list of other measures, please see the Practitioner's Guide
to Empirically Based Measures of Anxiety (Antony, Orsillo, & Roemer, 2001). ...
The Y-BOCS consists of a checklist of obsessions and compulsions and a 10-
item severity scale. ... aggressive (fear of harming others), contamination, sexual,
hoarding/saving, religious, symmetry or exactness, somatic, and miscellaneous.

Handbook of Evidence Based Practice in Clinical Psychology Adult Disorders

Author: Michel Hersen

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 1118144759

Page: 768

View: 955

Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Psychology, Volume 2 covers the evidence-based practices now identified for treating adults with a wide range of DSM disorders. Topics include fundamental issues, adult cognitive disorders, substance-related disorders, psychotic, mood, and anxiety disorders, and sexual disorders. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of the evidence-based practice literature for each disorder and then covers several different treatment types for clinical implementation. Edited by the renowned Peter Sturmey and Michel Hersen and featuring contributions from experts in the field, this reference is ideal for academics, researchers, and libraries.

Clinical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders

by Michael B. First

In some individuals , these problems reach diagnosable proportions , but in many
others , they are less severe and do not fulfill diagnostic criteria . ... Differences in
clinical phenomenology have been noted in studies of obsessions and
compulsions in individuals with ... Touching Blinking Repeating Self - injurious
behavior Hoarding Counting Ordering Source : Adapted from George MS ,
Trimble MR ...

Clinical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders

Author: Michael B. First

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

ISBN:

Page: 483

View: 723

A concise reference providing all the clinically relevant information required to diagnose and treat patients with mental health disorders. A Clinical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders combines the DSM diagnostic criteria with clear, detailed information on treatment options, listing all drugs available for the disorder and giving full clinical management advice. Each disorder is discussed under the headings of Diagnosis / Differential Diagnosis, including assessment issues, laboratory tests or procedures, gender ratio, prevalence, familial pattern and Treatment, including therapeutic options and practical advice for patient management with the help of tables and treatment flowcharts. The first book on the market to list treatment options and recommendations alongside the DSM-IV classifications of each mental disorder Concise, focused clinical management advice given by the experts, all treatment options are discussed Diagnostic decision trees, treatment flowcharts and algorithms provided for clear management guidance

Child Maltreatment A clinical guide and reference

by James A. Monteleone

... polyphagia , food refusal , food hoarding , drinking from the toilet bowl , eating
from garbage cans , a disturbed sleep ... Although there are no true “ critical
periods ” in human development , the impact of severe , prolonged malnutrition
on ... On the other hand , transient neurologic findings such as 362 Child
Maltreatment — A Clinical Guide and Reference Interactional and
neurodevelopmental aspects.

Child Maltreatment A clinical guide and reference

Author: James A. Monteleone

Publisher: Stm Learning Incorporated

ISBN:

Page: 658

View: 629

This book helps healthcare, law enforcement, and state and federal agencies recognize child maltreatment, identify those children who are at high risk for neglect and abuse, and formulate strategies for preventing or intervening in such situations. Clearly describes indicators of abuse and contrasts them with non-abuse injuries. Outlines steps to take in handling disclosure by a child. Describes the legal and social systems, and walks the reader through the courtroom procedures associated with child abuse. Lists protective services by state and outlines a model abuse investigation protocol. This reference was created to help physicians diagnose child maltreatment, recognize those children at high risk for abuse and neglect, and realize strategies for prevention and intervention in abuse cases. Although the text is approached from a medical point of view, the information contained will also be beneficial to other health care professionals, social service workers, attorneys, law enforcement workers, state agencies, and others who might be involved with abused children. Information concerning physical and psychological abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse, as well as their legal aspects, is collected here in a single volume.

Handbook of Psychological Assessment Case Conceptualization and Treatment Volume 1

by Michel Hersen

Hoarding of animals : An under - recognized public health problem in a difficult -
to - study population . Public Health Reports ... Clinical features and
phenomenology of obsessive compulsive disorder . Psychiatric Annals ...
Obsessive - compulsive hoarding : Symptom severity and response to multimodal
treatment . Journal of Clinical ... Compulsive hoarding and acquiring : Therapist
guide . New York ...

Handbook of Psychological Assessment Case Conceptualization and Treatment Volume 1

Author: Michel Hersen

Publisher: Wiley

ISBN: 9780471779995

Page: 816

View: 893

Edited by recognized experts Michel Hersen and Johan Rosqvist, Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment, Volume 1, Adults, is a thorough and practical reference for those working with adults. Bringing together the most current theories and evidence-based applications, chapters address issues of importance including ethics, medical issues, panic and agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Each chapter follows a structured format, opening with an overview of assessment, followed by case conceptualization, and, finally, recommended treatment.

Clinical Care of the Child with Obesity A Learner s and Teacher s Guide

by Sandra G. Hassink

... visits for less severe cases.84 The health care provider should assess for
emotional eating, such as eating when sad, overwhelmed, or stressed, and other
disordered eating behaviors, such as binge eating, boredom eating, hoarding
food, ...

Clinical Care of the Child with Obesity A Learner s and Teacher s Guide

Author: Sandra G. Hassink

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

ISBN: 007181972X

Page: 320

View: 534

A clinical approach to treating and preventing childhood obesity Clinical Care of the Child With Obesity is written to educate physicians to understand the pathophysiology and etiologies of obesity, to identify and manage pediatric patients with obesity and to learn skills for use in their future practices and communities. The book accomplishes its goals by adhering to the competencies set forth by the ACGME for practitioners, including individualized patient care; extensive medical knowledge about obesity pathophysiology, comorbidities, and psychosocial and behavioral factors influencing disease development; practice-based learning and improvement; interpersonal communication skills; professionalism; and systems-based practice. This combination of ready-to-apply practice methods, core medical knowledge, and interpersonal skills are the physicians' best means to improved care and better results. Adheres to ACGME guidelines on what physicians need to know to care for overweight and obese children, making it the best prep available for certification and MOC Offers practical recommendations for assessment, prevention, and treatment, care for earlier intervention

Developmental Assessment of the School Aged Child with Developmental Disabilities

by M. S. Thambirajah

A Clinician's Guide M. S. Thambirajah. 2005). ... and individuals with autism have
more hoarding, ordering and touching/tapping/rubbing compulsions (McDougle
et al. ... Similarly, the language difficulties in ASD may be severe and mimic SLI.

Developmental Assessment of the School Aged Child with Developmental Disabilities

Author: M. S. Thambirajah

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

ISBN: 9780857003256

Page: 336

View: 226

Children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems who are referred to mental health services for assessment often have undiagnosed mild learning disabilities, and this guide is written for clinicians involved in making such assessments. It provides full guidance on common developmental disorders and their assessment, focusing on mild to moderate disabilities in the school-aged child. It covers intellectual disabilities, dyslexia, dyscalculia (mathematical disability), autism spectrum disorders, speech and language impairment, developmental coordination disorder, and emotional and personality development. Each chapter includes an account of normal development, including developmental milestones, an overview of the disorder, and its clinical assessment. This important professional guide will be invaluable for all child health and mental health professionals and trainees, including paediatricians, psychiatrists, mental health workers, clinical psychologists and educational psychologists.

The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology

by Nancy A. Pachana

There is generally a positive relationship between level of drinking (consumption)
and severity of alcoholrelated problems. ... The following definitions based on
level of risk can provide a guide for determining prevention/intervention
strategies for assisting older adults. ... Misuse by the patient includes taking more
or less medication than prescribed; hoarding or skipping doses of a medication;
use of ...

The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology

Author: Nancy A. Pachana

Publisher: OUP Oxford

ISBN: 0191029106

Page: 600

View: 777

Throughout the world, the population of older adults continues to grow. The rise in geriatric populations has seen an increase in research on clinical diagnostic, assessment, and treatment issues aimed at this population. Clinical geropsychologists have increased their interest both in providing mental health services as well as developing approaches to improve quality of life for all older adults. The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology is a landmark publication in this field, providing broad and authoritative coverage of the research and practice issues in clinical geropsychology today, as well as innovations expanding the field's horizons. Comprising chapters from the foremost scholars in clinical geropsychology from around the world, the handbook captures the global proliferation of activity in this field. In addition to core sections on topics such as sources of psychological distress, assessment, diagnosis, and intervention, the handbook includes valuable chapters devoted to methodological issues such as longitudinal studies and meta-analyses in the field, as well as new and emerging issues such as technological innovations and social media use in older populations. Each chapter offers a review of the most pertinent international literature, outlining current issues as well as important cultural implications and key practice issues where relevant, and identifying possibilities for future research and policy applications. The book is essential to all psychology researchers, practitioners, educators, and students with an interest in the mental health of older adults. In addition, health professionals - including psychiatrists, social workers, mental health nurses, and trainee geriatric mental heatlh workers - will find this a invaluable resource. Older adults comprise a growing percentage of the population worldwide. Clinical psychologists with an interest in older populations have increased the amount of research and applied knowledge about effectively improving mental health later in life, and this book captures that information on an international level. The book addresses how to diagnose, assess and treat mental illness in older persons, as well as ways to improve quality of life in all older persons. It has a great breadth of coverage of the area, including chapters spanning how research is conducted to how new technologies such as virtual reality and social media are used with older people to improve mental health. The book would appeal to all psychology researchers, practitioners, educators and students with an interest in the mental health of older adults. It would also appeal to other health professionals, including psychiatrists, social workers, and mental health nurses who work with older people. It is a valuable resource for trainee geriatric mental health workers because it highlights key readings and important practice implications in the field.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

by Neil Rector

This guide is a thorough and helpful introduction for people with OCD, their family and friends. Topics include causes, treatment, recovery and family self care.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Author: Neil Rector

Publisher:

ISBN: 9781771143479

Page: 55

View: 768

This guide is a thorough and helpful introduction for people with OCD, their family and friends. Topics include causes, treatment, recovery and family self care.

Treatments for Psychological Problems and Syndromes

by Dean McKay

Written in clear and concise terms, this is an authoritative guide that will be relevant and useful to a wide range of readers from beginning clinicians to experienced practitioners.

Treatments for Psychological Problems and Syndromes

Author: Dean McKay

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 1118876989

Page: 596

View: 612

Dean McKay is Professor of Psychology at Fordham University, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and a Past President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (2013-2014). He is also a clinical psychologist and co-directs the Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research, a private group psychological practice.

Psychiatric Consultation in Long Term Care

by Abhilash K. Desai

A Guide for Health Care Professionals Abhilash K. Desai, George T. Grossberg ...
With residents who are cognitively intact, the clinician should ask about any
history of the person expressing suicidal or ... the resident's expectation about
lethality, as well as the resident's accessibility to means (firearms, hoarding
medications, use of a cord round the neck, etc.); ... of suicide, previous or current
medical diagnoses (especially severe pain, visual impairments, neurological
disorders, and ...

Psychiatric Consultation in Long Term Care

Author: Abhilash K. Desai

Publisher: JHU Press

ISBN: 1421409216

Page: 488

View: 631

Studies show that residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities are at a substantial risk of having psychiatric disorders. This practical volume provides much-needed clinical guidance for the prevention and appropriate treatment of mental illness in long-term care settings. Abhilash K. Desai and George T. Grossberg offer a basic framework for a humanistic, team-based approach to meeting the needs of elder persons with mental disorders in long-term care facilities. Early chapters cover the demographics of residents, the epidemiology of their psychiatric symptoms, and the assessment process. Subsequent chapters focus on major disorders, including dementia, delirium, depression, psychosis, and anxiety. The authors discuss end-of-life issues and treatments and offer suggestions for improving care. Throughout, they highlight the importance of the relationship between staff and residents. Emphasizing creative engagement and hands-on care and featuring clinical vignettes and practical tips, this optimistic volume reinforces the potential for nursing homes and assisted living facilities to be communities where residents thrive.

Kaplan and Sadock s Pocket Handbook of Psychiatric Drug Treatment

by Benjamin J. Sadock

Equally important are carefully explained instructions of how the drug is to be
taken and at what times of the day . ... For that reason , it is imperative that a
careful assessment of suicide risk be made in all patients , especially if
depression is part of the clinical picture . ... In extreme cases the doctor should
verify that patients are taking the medication and not hoarding the pills for a later
overdose attempt .

Kaplan and Sadock s Pocket Handbook of Psychiatric Drug Treatment

Author: Benjamin J. Sadock

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISBN: 9780781762151

Page: 293

View: 310

The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of this popular handbook includes all the newest drugs used to treat psychiatric disorders. Each chapter provides complete information on preparation and dosages; indications; use in children, elderly persons, and pregnant and nursing women;adverse reactions; and drug-drug interactions. To help physicians recognize and prescribe medications, the book presents color plates of all major drugs and indicates the forms and dosages in which they are available. Front-of-book tables identify chapters where each drug is discussed, and drugs used for each disorder. Also included is a tabular listing of toxic and lethal doses of each drug, symptoms of overdose, and emergency management measures.

Handbook of Forensic Medicine

by Burkhard Madea

Cohen M.J. (2011) Screening tools for the identification of elder abuse (clinical
review). Clinical ... A Physician's Guide to Clinical Forensic Medicine, pp. 94–116
. ... Frost, R. & Steketee, G. (2003) Obsessive Compulsive Hoarding. ... Gill, T.M. (
2009) Elder self-neglect: medical emergency or marker of extreme vulnerability?

Handbook of Forensic Medicine

Author: Burkhard Madea

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 1118570626

Page: 1312

View: 922

Forensic Medicine encompasses all areas in which medicine and law interact. This book covers diverse aspects of forensic medicine including forensic pathology, traumatology and violent death, sudden and unexpected death, clinical forensic medicine, toxicology, traffic medicine, identification, haemogenetics and medical law. A knowledge of all these subdisciplines is necessary in order to solve routine as well as more unusual cases. Taking a comprehensive approach the book m.oves beyond a focus on forensic pathology to include clinical forensic medicine and forensic toxicology. All aspects of forensic medicine are covered to meet the specialist needs of daily casework. Aspects of routine analysis and quality control are addressed in each chapter. The book provides coverage of the latest developments in forensic molecular biology, forensic toxicology, molecular pathology and immunohistochemistry. A must-have reference for every specialist in the field this book is set to become the bench-mark for the international forensic medical community.