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SIMS' SYMPTOMS IN THE MIND has, since its first publication in 1988, become established as the leading introductory textbook on clinical psychopathology, defining, clarifying and describing the main symptoms and syndromes of mental illness seen in clinical practice. Now fully revised and updated, it offers essential reading for psychiatric trainees and an invaluable reference for psychiatrists of all grades. It has also come to be widely appreciated by clinical psychologists, allied mental health professionals and researchers in this field.
'This outstanding introductory book on descriptive psychopathology is thoroughly updated with recent neuroscientific research. No one should call themselves a psychiatrist without knowing the information in this superb book."-Doody's Book Review Service
"It is an essential tool for trainees and indeed everyone interested in understanding symptoms which we meet in others….this book has attained iconic status..." -British Journal of Psychiatry
"This book is intended to introduce trainees to the fundamental skill of recognizing signs and symptoms in psychiatry and in describing psychopathology as well as developing an empathic understanding of the patients' experience… This superb fifth edition remains an outstanding introductory book on descriptive psychopathology that is essential reading for trainees in psychiatry residency training programs." - Michael Joel Schrift, DO, MA (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)