50 Signs of Mental Illness

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50 Signs of Mental Illness: A Guide to Understanding Mental Health
AuthorJames Whitney Hicks
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherYale University Press
Publication date
2005
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages416
ISBN978-0-300-10657-2

50 Signs of Mental Illness: A Guide to Understanding Mental Health is a 2005 book by psychiatrist James Whitney Hicks published by Yale University Press. The book is designed as an accessible psychiatric reference for non-professionals that describes symptoms, treatments and strategies for understanding mental health.[1]

List of signs[edit]

The 50 signs covered in the book are:[1][2]

  1. Anger
  2. Antisocial Behavior
  3. Anxiety
  4. Appetite disturbances
  5. Avoidance
  6. Body image problems
  7. Compulsions
  8. Confusion
  9. Craving
  10. Deceitfulness
  11. Delusions
  12. Denial
  13. Depression
  14. Dissociation
  15. Euphoria
  16. Fatigue
  17. Fears
  18. Flashbacks
  19. Grandiosity
  20. Grief
  21. Hallucinations
  22. Histrionics
  23. Hyperactivity
  24. Identity confusion
  25. Impulsiveness
  26. Intoxication
  27. Jealousy
  28. Learning difficulties
  29. Mania
  30. Memory loss
  31. Mood swings
  32. Movement problems
  33. Nonsense
  34. Obsessions
  35. Oddness
  36. Panic
  37. Paranoia
  38. Physical complaints and pain
  39. Psychosis
  40. Religious preoccupations
  41. Self-esteem problems
  42. Self-mutilation
  43. Sexual performance problems
  44. Sexual preoccupations
  45. Sleep problems
  46. Sloppiness
  47. Speech difficulties
  48. Stress
  49. Suicidal thoughts
  50. Psychological trauma

Reception[edit]

A review in the American Journal of Psychiatry commended Hicks's phrasing of acceptable ways to speak about mental illness.[1]

A review in The National Medical Journal of India likewise applauded the book's accessibility to non-experts, though it criticized Hicks's choice of symptoms and suggested "It would be difficult for an Indian to relate to the book" due to the examples he uses.[2]

The book also received attention from Health,[3] Library Journal,[4] The Baltimore Sun,[5] and The Washington Post.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Forrest, D. (2007, January 1). Book Forum: Review. Am J Psychiatry, 164(1): 178-179. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.164.1.178
  2. ^ a b Ambekar, A., Kushwaha, V. (2009). Book Reviews. The National Medical Journal of India, 22(3): 155–156. ISSN 0970-258X
  3. ^ Am I crazy or what? (2006). Health, 20(4), 137.
  4. ^ Lieberman, E. J. (2005, April 15). Book Review. Library Journal, 130(7): 107.
  5. ^ Regan, M. B. (2005, April 1). Understanding mental illness. The Baltimore Sun, p. 3E.
  6. ^ Mott, G. (2005, March 29). How Sick Is Your Thinking Really? The Washington Post, HE02.

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