7 Psychoactive substance use disorders Introduction The administration of a psychoactive substance can lead to relatively rapid central nervous system (CNS) effects, including a change in the level of consciousness…
17 Psychiatry of disability This chapter considers the psychiatric concomitants of disability. The reader is referred to the rest of this book for consideration of the disabling effects of psychiatric…
10 Neurotic and other stress-related disorders Concept of neurosis The term neurosis was first used by William Cullen (1710 – 1790) in 1777 for disorders of the nervous system for…
13 Psychiatry of sexuality Introduction Psychosexual disorders can be divided into disorders of sexual preference and disorders of sexual functioning. The forensic aspects of the former are addressed in Chapter…
14 Sleep disorders Normal sleep Sleep is usually described as a series of phases characterized by changes in physiological variables, most notably the electroencephalogram (EEG), as illustrated in Figure 14.1….
18 Eating disorders Eating disorders traditionally include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, obesity and psychogenic vomiting. In the USA over recent years ‘binge eating disorder’ has been added to this list….
22 Mental health legislation In the UK there are different legal systems for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, although they have developed in parallel. UK mental health legislation…
11 The dissociative (conversion) and hypochondriasis and other somatoform disorders Introduction This chapter deals with the various types of neurotic and stress-related disorders previously included under the term hysteria. This…
15 Personality disorders Introduction ‘Personality’ can be defined as the lifelong persistent and enduring characteristics and attitudes of an individual, including that person’s ways of thinking (cognition), feeling (affectivity) and…
12 Psychiatry of menstruation and pregnancy Introduction Psychiatric disorders are more common in women. Genetic, social and cultural theories have been put forward to explain these findings. Table 12.1 shows…
