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 o ...view more
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.
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 to this edition
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
Key Features
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
Author Information
By Basant K. Puri, MA, PhD, MB, BChir, BSc(Hons)MathSci, MRCPsych, DipStat, MMath, Professor and Honorary Consultant in Psychiatry and Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London and Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK; I. H. Treasaden, MB, BS, LRCP, MRCS, FRCPsych, LLM, 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 and Clinical and College Tutor (West Sector), Charing Cross Training Scheme, London, UK
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
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