Images of Mental Illness in Central Asia: A Casebook with Commentaries
Edited by John Cooper, Norman Sartorius, Neil Nixon and Xenia Solojenkina
This book presents case histories from patients seen in
Central Asian countries, in order to compare differences in the
processes of diagnosis and prescription of treatments as they occur
in Central Asia with those of other countries in Eastern and
Western Europe.
Little is known about psychiatry in Central
Asia. Do people in the Central Asian countries suffer from
the same types of mental disorders as those in Eastern and Western
European countries? Do psychiatrists there make the same sort
of diagnoses and use the same methods of treatment as those in
Eastern and Western European countries?
An excellent way to begin exploring these and
other clinical issues is to circulate and discuss case histories
describing real patients from Central Asian countries, as was
carried out during the preparation for this book.
Psychiatrists in the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan,
Kirghystan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan wrote case histories
describing patients in their clinical care, made diagnoses using
Chapter V of ICD-10 and indicated what treatment they gave to these
patients. These case histories were then sent to selected
psychiatrists in some Eastern and Western European countries for
independent assessment. Thus for each case history there are
diagnostic assessments and treatment prescriptions made by Central
Asian, Eastern and Western European psychiatrists, plus a
commentary by the editors.
This book makes for highly interesting reading
and also provides excellent discussion material for postgraduate
education in psychiatry. In addition it shows that the ICD 10
– a classification designed for international use - can be used for
more than just the recording of diagnostic information in clinical
and research work.
(English language version).
About the editors:
JOHN E. COOPER -
Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Nottingham, UK.
NORMAN SARTORIUS
- President of the Association for the Improvement of
MentalHealth Programmes, Past President of the World Psychiatric
Association and of the Association of European Psychiatrists, Past
Director of the WHO Division of Mental Health.
NEIL L. NIXON -
Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry, University Hospitals,
Nottingham, UK.
XENIA
SOLOJENKINA - Assistant Psychiatrist, University
Clinic, Frankfurt.
Contents
INTRODUCTION: The origin and purposes of this project
1) Design and methods
2) The Central Asian countries
3) Organic, including symptomatic, mental
disorders (F00–F09): Case histories 1, 2, 3
4) Mental and behavioural disorders due to
psychoactive substance use (F10–F19): Case histories 4, 5, 6
5) Schizophrenia, schizotypal and
delusional
disorders (F20–F29): Case histories 7, 8, 9,
10
6) Mood (affective) disorders (F30–F39): Case
histories 11, 12
7) Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform
disorders (F40–F48): Case histories 13, 14, 15, 16
8) Behavioural syndromes associated with
physiological disturbances and physical factors (F50–F59): Case
history 17
9) Disorders of adult personality and
behaviour (F60–F69): Case histories 18, 19, 20
10) Consistent differences and similarities
amongst the groups of assessors
11) Treatment and management
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING
APPENDICES:
- 1. Prognostic ratings for case histories in
each chapter
- 2. Topics for discussion and
investigation
- 3. Demographic information on the Central
Asian countries and summaries of their mental health services
- 4. Additional information about the mental
health services of Kyrgyzstan
- 5. Forms used in the study
This book is published by the Global Initiative on Psychiatry
(GIP) but is being made available for sale through the
College. Booksellers may also acquire this title direct from
the College.