Online Medical Books for Mental illness

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DEMENTIA
(Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)

... Is there a history of drug or alcohol ingestion? Chronic barbiturate intoxication, ergotism, and other psychotropic or antidepressant drugs may cause dementia. Alcoholism may cause dementia in the form of Korsakoff's ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP ... READ EXCERPTS »

MENTAL RETARDATION
(Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)

... Is there decreased hair and skin pigment? These findings would suggest phenylketonuria. Are there abnormal secondary sex characteristics? These findings would suggest Klinefelter's syndrome, Turner's syndrome, and ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP ... READ EXCERPTS »

Dementia
(In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)

... Dementia is a syndrome of premature neuronal death in focal brain regions. More than 50 illnesses may cause dementia. It affects 1% of the population by age 60, and this prevalence doubles every 5 years to reach 30–50% by age 85. Common... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment ... READ EXCERPTS »

MEMORY LOSS AND DEMENTIA
(Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)

... Memory loss is a real symptom and sign, but organic brain syndrome should be dropped from usage because it is a wastebasket term. Unless the memory loss is functional (“supratentorial"), the cerebrum is the principal anatomic site of diseases that produce memory loss. Applying ... READ EXCERPTS »

Dementia*
(A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)

... Degenerative diseases    Alzheimer's disease    Cerebral arteriosclerosis, multiple cerebrovascular accidents    Pick ... READ EXCERPTS »

Mental retardation
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... The American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) defines mental retardation as “significantly subaverage general intellectual function existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior manifesting itself during the developmental period (before age 18).... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »

Dementia
(The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)

... Anne Cather Cutlip Dementia is characterized by a progressive cognitive decline leading to social or occupational disability occurring in a state of clear consciousness. It has an age-dependent epidemiology, occurring in... Approach. ... History. ... Physical examination. ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment. ... READ EXCERPTS »

Dementia
(Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)

... Differential Overview ❑ Alzheimer disease ❑ Multi-infarct dementia ❑ Depression ❑ Drugs ... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »

MEMORY LOSS AND DEMENTIA
(Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)

... Memory loss is a real symptom and sign, but organic brain syndrome should be dropped from usage because it is a wastebasket term. Unless the memory loss is functional (“supratentorial”), the cerebrum is the principal... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »

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