Symptoms in the Mind: An Introduction to Descriptive Psychopathology

Symptoms in the Mind: An Introduction to Descriptive Psychopathology by Andrew C. P. Sims. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780702017889.

Here is a concise and comprehensive introduction to descriptive psychopathology--the basis of clinical psychiatry. There has been a revival of interest in this subject recently, stimulated chiefly by an increasing emphasis on the importance of clinical skills in the training of psychiatrists. This standard text in the field concentrates on the psychopathological disorder of function rather than disease category.