Textbook of Psychiatry E-Book: Textbook of Psychiatry E-Book

by PhD Puri MA, BS Treasaden MB

Overview

This is a new edition of a successful introductory textbook on the subject of psychiatry. Clearly written and rich in pedagogic features – such as summary boxes, clinical cases and other aid memoirs – this book is tailored to the learning needs of those entering the discipline for the first time. Particularly suitable for medical students, this book will also act as a 'primer' for post-graduates first entering the speciality with a view to a long-term career in the discipline. - New edition of a well established text with a strongly pedagogic approach to the subject of psychiatry - Logical writing style gives ready access to key information - Includes many illustrations - Contains practical examples throughout to demonstrate the importance of psychiatry to all areas of medicine - Ideal for medical students and junior doctors - Suitable as a 'primer' for specialist trainees entering the discipline for the first time - Contains self-assessment material to ensure thorough exam preparation - New layout aids accessibility and 'ease of learning' - New chapter on mental health legislation - Covers recent changes in neuropsychopharmacology - Use of colour illustrations - Contains practical advice on patient management – commencing drug therapy and managing self-harm, for example - Enhanced sections on autism and other pervasive developmental disorders - Explores capacity and risk assessment - Enhanced discussion of the use of psychotherapy in line with current practice

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780702048234
Publisher:	Churchill Livingstone, Inc.
Publication date:	06/24/2011
Series:	Pocket Essentials Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	356
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Professor and Honorary Consultant in Psychiatry and Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London and Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Institute of Family Psychiatry, Ipswich, UK

Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, West London Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychiatry, St. Mary's Hospital, Medical School, London, UK; Clinical and College Tutor (West Sector), Charing Cross Training Scheme, London, UK

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. The life net 3. Classification, aetiology, management and prognostic factors. 4. The doctor-patient communication. 5. History taking and clinical examination6. Organic psychiatry. 7. Psychoactive substance use disorders8. Schizophrenia and delusional (paranoid disorders)9. Mood disorders, suicide and parasuicide. 10. Neurotic and other stress-related anxiety disorders11. The dissociative (conversion) and somatoform disorders12. Psychiatry of menstruation and pregnancy13. Psychiatry of sexuality14. Sleep disorders15. Personality disorders16. Child and adolescent psychiatry17. Psychiatry of disability18. Eating disorders19. Transcultural psychiatry20. Psychiatry of the elderly21. Forensic psychiatry22. Appendices