50 Signs of Mental Illness: A Guide to Understanding Mental Health is a 2005 book by psychiatrist James Whitney Hicks published by Yale University Press. The book is designed as an accessible psychiatric reference for non-professionals that describes symptoms, treatments and strategies for understanding mental health.[1]
List of signs[edit]
The 50 signs covered in the book are:[1][2]
Physical complaints and pain
Religious preoccupations
Self-esteem problems
Sexual performance problems
Sexual preoccupations
Sloppiness
Reception[edit]
A review in the American Journal of Psychiatry commended Hicks's phrasing of acceptable ways to speak about mental illness.[1]
A review in The National Medical Journal of India likewise applauded the book's accessibility to non-experts, though it criticized Hicks's choice of symptoms and suggested "It would be difficult for an Indian to relate to the book" due to the examples he uses.[2]
The book also received attention from Health,[3] Library Journal,[4] The Baltimore Sun,[5] and The Washington Post.[6]