Bolest v psychiatrii – Bragdon Allen D., Gamon David (2018)

"What is pain, we all know. It accompanies us throughout our lives, from early childhood through productive adulthood to old age. Most of our pains are purely physical. However, there is another kind of pain, which is pain associated with various mental states, disorders, and illnesses." Thus begins the preface to the book by MUDr. Helena Kučerová, an experienced psychiatrist with over forty years of practice in both inpatient facilities and particularly in her own private practice. The author has published three monographs, many popular science articles, and is also engaged in lecturing. The book Pain in Psychiatry is unique in its subject matter. It provides readers with an overview of psychiatric diagnoses focusing on painful conditions arising from mental disorders, not physical ones. At the same time, it clearly and understandably describes basic psychiatric terms and diagnoses, making them accessible even to non-medical readers. The author does not hesitate to sometimes use her own diagnostic interpretation, which is illustrated by fifteen patient case studies. The monograph has been reviewed by two prominent Czech psychiatrists, Prof. MUDr. Ladislav Hosák, Ph.D., and MUDr. Radkin Honzák, CSc. It is intended for psychiatrists, but also for other doctors, medical students, psychologists, and healthcare professionals.