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Language in Psychiatry
Jonathan Fine
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Description for Language in Psychiatry
Hardback. This book is designed to enable clinicians and clinicians in training to become sensitive to a wide range of language phenomena that are important for the diagnosis, treatment and research of psychiatric disorders. Series: Equinox Textbooks & Surveys in Linguistics. Num Pages: 352 pages, tables. BIC Classification: CFB; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 24. Weight in Grams: 753.
This book is designed to enable clinicians and clinicians in training to become sensitive to a wide range of language phenomena that are important for the diagnosis, treatment and research of psychiatric disorders. The introductory chapters assume no prior knowledge of linguistics and outline an approach to language that focuses on meaning and communication ranging from cultural issues to syntax and intonation. The volume deals in turn with the major categories of syndromes in psychiatry which have language as an important characterizing feature. Linguistic concepts are keyed to diagnostic criteria to make the material accessible to the practitioner. For each ... Read more
This book is designed to enable clinicians and clinicians in training to become sensitive to a wide range of language phenomena that are important for the diagnosis, treatment and research of psychiatric disorders. The introductory chapters assume no prior knowledge of linguistics and outline an approach to language that focuses on meaning and communication ranging from cultural issues to syntax and intonation. The volume deals in turn with the major categories of syndromes in psychiatry which have language as an important characterizing feature. Linguistic concepts are keyed to diagnostic criteria to make the material accessible to the practitioner. For each ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Equinox Textbooks & Surveys in Linguistics
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904768128
SKU
V9781904768128
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Ref
99-17
About Jonathan Fine
Jonathan Fine teaches in the department of English at Bar-Ilan University. He has published studies on the language of psychiatric syndromes including pervasive developmental disorders, schizophrenia, and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder. His other research includes discourse analysis, systemic functional theory, first and second language acquisition and genre. He has edited or written five books on language in use.
Reviews for Language in Psychiatry
'Fine has a high reputation for publishing across a range of clinical conditions from anxiety states to the Pervasive Developmental Disorders and is possibly the most currently highly qualified professional to write this handbook. He has used everyday language and clear examples of normal and deviant texts to describe and explain problems of intonation, meaning, phonology, grammar and pragmatics. The ... Read more