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‘Psychiatrists could better help their patients by adding linguistic analysis, which is well introduced here, to listening to their patients.’ -Andrew Sims, Royal College of Psychiatrists, The British Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 192, Issue 3, March 2008

’On the whole, this book is interesting and stimulating, especially for those psychiatric practioners who pay attention to and are fascinated by the ever-challenging connections between verbal and nonverbal communications as they characterize and help identify neuropsychiatric disorders.’ -Louis A. Gottschalk,MD, PhD, The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Volume 195, Number 8, August 2007

’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. The clinician and general practitioner (general practitioner or Psychiatrist) could open this book and find out forthwith why his/her patient sounds odd.’ -Bill Fraser, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Cardiff University

’Written and edited by an internationally recognized linguist who focuses on psychopathology, this book is a welcome addition to the psychiatric literature.’ -Michael J. Schrift, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Doody's Notes, January 2007

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. The volume is supplemented with appendices that link the diagnostic criteria to the language features that are heard. Over 50 tables and diagrams provide summary information linking psychiatric categories, language features and language examples.