The third edition of this award-winning book offers an accessible and fun way of learning about the basic principles and practice of psychiatry. Psychiatry provides a highly visual experience, with each topic covered across two pages that you can rev ...view more
The third edition of this award-winning book offers an accessible and fun way of learning about the basic principles and practice of psychiatry.
Psychiatry provides a highly visual experience, with each topic covered across two pages that you can review and digest easily. For each spread there are summary boxes, questions and answers and self-assessment tasks that will help with understanding and revision.
This wonderful book covers a wide range of subjects, from mental health services to different treatments, the full range of disorders, and psychiatry specialisations. It thus provides an ideal introduction to psychiatry for medical students or anyone learning about mental health for the first time.
The third edition of this award-winning book offers an accessible and fun way of learning about the basic principles and practice of psychiatry.
Psychiatry provides a highly visual experience, with each topic covered across two pages that you can review and digest easily. For each spread there are summary boxes, questions and answers and self-assessment tasks that will help with understanding and revision.
This wonderful book covers a wide range of subjects, from mental health services to different treatments, the full range of disorders, and psychiatry specialisations. It thus provides an ideal introduction to psychiatry for medical students or anyone learning about mental health for the first time.
New to this edition
Fully updated throughout
Information on the new Mental Health Act
A new section on Neurodevelopmental disorders
Key Features
Introductory level coverage of a complex topic, presented in an engaging way
Concise double page spreads for each topic – allows you to absorb information quickly
Stimulating and easy to read, with summaries and revision aids throughout
Full-colour line diagrams to demonstrate essential concepts
Practical advice on patient care
Modern pharmacological treatment of psychiatric disorders
Author Information
By Lesley Stevens, MB, BS, FRCPsych, Director of Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom and Ian Rodin, BM, MRCPsych, Consultant Psychiatrist, Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust, Dorset, United Kingdom
1. Mental health services I 2. Mental health services II 3. Classification in psychiatry 4. History and aetiology 5. Mental state examination 6. Assessment of risk 7. Management plan and formulation 8. Psychiatry in primary care 9. Mental capacity 10. The Mental Health Act
Treatment in Psychiatry
11. Introduction to drug treatments 12. Prescribing psychotropic drugs 13. Antipsychotic drugs 14. Antidepressant drugs 15. Mood stabilisers, benzodiazepines and ECT 16. Psychological treatments 17. Family and social treatments 18. Recovery and social inclusion
Schizophrenia
19. Diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia 20. Epidemiology and aetiology of schizophrenia 21. Acute and chronic schizophrenia 22. Management of schizophrenia
Mood Disorders
23. Classification of mood disorders 24. Epidemiology and aetiology of mood disorders 25. Bipolar disorder – clinical presentation and management 26. Depressive disorder – clinical presentation 27. Depressive disorder – management
Anxiety and Related Disorders
28. Anxiety- and fear-related disorders – clinical presentation and aetiology 29. Anxiety- and fear-related disorders – management 30. Obsessive–compulsive disorders 31. Disorders associated with stress 32. Dissociative and bodily distress disorders
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