Psychiatry Update: v. 5

Foreword. Section 1: Schizophrenia. Foreword to Section 1. Schizophrenia: diagnosis and classification. Genetics of schizophrenia. Observations on the brain in schizophrenia. Cognitive aspects of schizophrenia. Somatic therapy. Schizophrenia: psychosocial treatments and the role of psychosocial factors in its etiology and pathogenesis. Afterword. Section 2: Drug Abuse and Drug Dependence. Foreword to Section II. General principles of diagnosis and treatment. Opioids. Cocaine. Sedative-hypnotics and antianxiety agents. Marijuana. Psychedelics and arylcycloexylamines. Afterword. Section III: Personality Disorders. Foreword to Section III. The classification of personality disorders: an overview of problems and solutions. Epidemiology of DSM-III axis II personality disorders. A review of DSM-III criteria for the personality disorders. Syndrome diagnosis and personality disorder. Treatment of personality disorders. Afterword. Section IV: Adolescent Psychiatry. Foreword to Section IV. Adolescent development: a normative perspective. Affective illness in adolescence. Adolescence and illness. Adolescent alcoholism and substance abuse. Adolescent conduct disorders. Legal issues. Afterword. Section V: Psychiatric Contributions to Medical Care. Foreword to Section V. Behavioral medicine: an overview. Prevention and rehabilitation in cardiovascular disease. Oncological and pain syndromes. Psychotherapeutic management of gastrointestinal disorders. Habit disorders: alcohol and tobacco dependence. Inpatient care of patients with concomitant medical and psychiatric disorders. Afterword. Section VI: Group Psychotherapy. Foreword to Section VI. Practical, theoretical, and empirical foundations for group psychotherapy. Therapeutic factors in group psychotherapy. Interpersonal learning. Homogeneous groups. Inpatient groups. Self-help groups and psychiatry. Afterword. Index.