Fifty signs of mental illness :

Hicks, James Whitney.

Fifty signs of mental illness : a guide to understanding mental health / Guide to understanding mental health. 50 signs of mental health. James Whitney Hicks. - New Haven : Yale University Press, 2005. - xi, 389 pages ; 24 cm. - Yale University Press health & wellness. . - Yale University Press health & wellness. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Anger -- Antisocial behavior -- Anxiety -- Appetite disturbances -- Avoidance -- Body image problems -- Compulsions -- Confusion -- Cravings -- Deceitfulness -- Delusions -- Denial -- Depression -- Dissociation -- Euphoria -- Fatigue -- Fears -- Flashbacks -- Grandiosity -- Grief -- Hallucinations -- Histrionics -- Hyperactivity -- Identity confusion -- Impulsiveness -- Intoxication -- Jealousy -- Learning difficulties -- Mania -- Memory loss -- Mood swings -- Movement problems -- Nonsense -- Obsessions -- Oddness -- Panic -- Paranoia -- Physical complaints and pain -- Psychosis -- Religious preoccupations -- Self-esteem problems -- Self-mutilation -- Sexual performance problems -- Sexual preoccupations -- Sleep problems -- Sloppiness -- Speech difficulties -- Stress -- Suicidal thoughts -- Trauma.

Anger, fatigue, obsessions, memory loss, sexual performance problems, suicidal thoughts. Are these signs of mental illness? How can you tell? Should you consult your physician? This reassuring book is for anyone seeking to understand their own symptoms or those of a loved one.

0300106572 (cloth : alk. paper) 0300116942 (pbk.)


Psychology, Pathological.
Mental illness.

RC 454 / .H529 2005