Sims’ Symptoms in the Mind: Textbook of Descriptive Psychopathology, 7th Edition

Sims’ Symptoms in the Mind, now in its seventh edition, is a definitive and authoritative introduction to psychopathology, the core discipline underpinning psychiatric practice. Revised and updated by Professor Femi Oyebode, this classic text continues its legacy as the leading foundational resource for understanding the symptoms and syndromes of mental illness encountered in clinical settings. Renowned for its intellectual rigor and clarity, the book equips psychiatric trainees and clinicians with the conceptual framework essential for accurate assessment, description, and interpretation of abnormal mental states.

Key Features

• Comprehensive overview of clinical psychopathology, clearly defining symptoms and syndromes central to psychiatric diagnosis
• Fully revised and updated seventh edition, reflecting contemporary knowledge, concepts, and explanatory models
• New chapter on abnormalities of aesthetic sense, addressing an emerging and underexplored area
• Expanded coverage of musical hallucinations, erotomania, disorders of thought form, and disturbances of gesture
• Integrated learning resources, including online videos and podcasts on interviewing techniques
• Self-assessment tools, with multiple-choice questions and extended answers to reinforce learning
• Widely used postgraduate reference, ideal for psychiatric trainees, psychiatrists, psychologists, allied health professionals, academics, and researchers .

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elsevier
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 26 Aug. 2022
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0702085251
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0702085253