Jan Dirk Blom: A Dictionary of Hallucinations
A Dictionary of Hallucinations
Buch
- Springer International Publishing AG, 06/2023
- Einband: Gebunden, HC runder Rücken kaschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9783031252471
- Bestellnummer: 11533097
- Umfang: 816 Seiten
- Nummer der Auflage: 23002
- Auflage: 2nd ed. 2023
- Gewicht: 1702 g
- Maße: 260 x 183 mm
- Stärke: 49 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 24.6.2023
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Klappentext
The Dictionary of Hallucinations, second edition, is an alphabetical listing of issues pertaining to hallucinations and other misperceptions. They can be roughly divided into four categories:1. Definitions of individual hallucinatory symptoms
2. Medical conditions and substances associated with the mediation of hallucinations3. Historical figures who are known to have experienced hallucinations
4. Miscellaneous issues
Each of the definitions of individual hallucinatory symptoms includes:
a definition of the term
its etymological origin
the year of introduction (if known)
a reference to the author or authors who introduced the term (if known)
a description of the current use
a brief explanation of the etiology and pathophysiology of the symptom at hand (if known)
references to related terms
references to the literature
The second edition of A Dictionary of Hallucinations serves as a reference manual for neuroscientists, psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, psychologists, neurologists, historians of psychiatry, general practitioners, and academics dealing professionally with concepts of hallucinations and other sensory deceptions. This new edition provides updated information and references, and includes newly discovered hallucinations, bringing together contributions by other authorities within the field, with all the entries edited by Prof. Blom.