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| Edition: | 1st |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| ISBN: | 3-031-47031-1 (3031470311) |
| ISBN-13: | 978-3-031-47031-8 (9783031470318) |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Copyright: | 2023 |
| Weight: | 0.00 Lbs. |
| Subject Class: | PSY (Psychiatry and Psychology) |
| Remarks: | This Title is Not Yet Published, Scheduled to Release 04/12/24 |
| Return Policy: | Returns accepted up to 12 months provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply. |
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| Abstract: | This unique, ground-breaking book is a comprehensive clinical guide to the psychiatric disorder of Delusional Infestation (DI). DI is a psychiatric illness characterized by patients holding a monothematic fixed belief of infestations on their skin, body, or immediate environment, which is not supported by objective medical evidence. Delusional beliefs may be shared among individuals, and perceived pathogens include living organisms such as parasitic worms, bacteria, fungi, and insects. Organic or non-organic infiltration by fibres, threads, or other inanimate particles or objects, known or unknown to medical science, are also reported. DI is severely underreported because of social stigma, limited physician awareness, and patient doctor-hopping.Written for physicians, the book offers a multidisciplinary, compassionate care model for patients burdened by this pernicious disorder. Other health professionals and administrators will find the work highly valuable, as will professionals in fields such as veterinarians, pest management professionals, entomologists, parasitologists, and academically supported information resources.The Physician's Guide to Delusional Infestation assembles and organizes all current knowledge of DI and presents material in three parts. Part I introduces and reviews DI's historical background, showing how our understanding of the condition has developed. Its concise sections include useful tables, illustrations, algorithms, and reference lists for clinicians who work with DI patients.Part II covers differential diagnosis, treatment, and ways to work effectively with DI patients. Since these patients are often high-functioning, particular techniques of interviewing, joining with patients, sampling, and laboratory testing are explained. International travel, physician fallibilities, possible alternative diagnoses, the Internet, veterinary and public health concerns are all addressed.Part III is a series of chapters written by experts in their fields. This section allows each author to present personal experiences from their respective professions -- observations and opinions that may not necessarily be representative of the whole group. Part III includes a chapter on common human parasites with their biology, behaviours, and distributions. The book will serve as a comprehensive, yet concise, reference for physicians whose patients have unusual, baffling, or implausible medical histories and physical examinations. A soon to be gold-stand |
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