Born Oct 22 1946 in Cyprus. Born Feb 1st 1961 in Herne, Germany.

'I believe the book is of great interest to qualified psychiatrists and academic researchers, and may be of higher standard to psychiatric residents and medical students, and for its purpose, I believe it is a good buy.' Saudi Medical Journal

• Part I. History and Concepts: 1. Psychiatric sculptors and psychiatric sculptures: the unformed clay and Kraepelin's vision; 2. Concepts and synonym; Part II. Studies and Findings: 3. Studies on brief and acute psychoses; 4. Frequency and sociobiographic characteristics of acute and transient psychotic disorders (ATPD) and brief psychoses (BP); 5. The clinical features of the acute episode; 6. Treatment; 7. The longitudinal course; 8. The long-term outcome; 9. Suicidal behaviour; 10. Comorbidity and somatic findings; Part III. Issues of Nosology: 11. Defining the brief, acute and transient psychotic disorders: the polymorphic psychotic core; 12. What are brief, acute and transient psychotic disorders?; 13. Brief polymorphic psychoses as a component of a psychotic continuum; Appendix; References; Index.

Born Oct 22 1946 in Cyprus. Born Feb 1st 1961 in Herne, Germany.

'I believe the book is of great interest to qualified psychiatrists and academic researchers, and may be of higher standard to psychiatric residents and medical students, and for its purpose, I believe it is a good buy.' Saudi Medical Journal

• Part I. History and Concepts: 1. Psychiatric sculptors and psychiatric sculptures: the unformed clay and Kraepelin's vision; 2. Concepts and synonym; Part II. Studies and Findings: 3. Studies on brief and acute psychoses; 4. Frequency and sociobiographic characteristics of acute and transient psychotic disorders (ATPD) and brief psychoses (BP); 5. The clinical features of the acute episode; 6. Treatment; 7. The longitudinal course; 8. The long-term outcome; 9. Suicidal behaviour; 10. Comorbidity and somatic findings; Part III. Issues of Nosology: 11. Defining the brief, acute and transient psychotic disorders: the polymorphic psychotic core; 12. What are brief, acute and transient psychotic disorders?; 13. Brief polymorphic psychoses as a component of a psychotic continuum; Appendix; References; Index.

Born Oct 22 1946 in Cyprus. Born Feb 1st 1961 in Herne, Germany.

'I believe the book is of great interest to qualified psychiatrists and academic researchers, and may be of higher standard to psychiatric residents and medical students, and for its purpose, I believe it is a good buy.' Saudi Medical Journal

• Part I. History and Concepts: 1. Psychiatric sculptors and psychiatric sculptures: the unformed clay and Kraepelin's vision; 2. Concepts and synonym; Part II. Studies and Findings: 3. Studies on brief and acute psychoses; 4. Frequency and sociobiographic characteristics of acute and transient psychotic disorders (ATPD) and brief psychoses (BP); 5. The clinical features of the acute episode; 6. Treatment; 7. The longitudinal course; 8. The long-term outcome; 9. Suicidal behaviour; 10. Comorbidity and somatic findings; Part III. Issues of Nosology: 11. Defining the brief, acute and transient psychotic disorders: the polymorphic psychotic core; 12. What are brief, acute and transient psychotic disorders?; 13. Brief polymorphic psychoses as a component of a psychotic continuum; Appendix; References; Index.