
Textbook of Psychiatry
Churchill Livingstone (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 31. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-7020-3157-1 (ISBN)
Description
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
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
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Medical students and PGs entering specialist training
Illustrations
Approx. 170 illustrations (144 in full color); Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 189 mm
Width: 246 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7020-3157-1 (9780702031571)
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E-Book
06/2011
3rd Edition
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Previous edition
Basant K. Puri | P. J. Laking | I. H. Treasaden
Textbook of Psychiatry
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10/2002
2nd Edition
Churchill Livingstone
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Persons
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 and 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; Clinical and College Tutor (West Sector), Charing Cross Training Scheme, London, UK
Author
Professor and Honorary Consultant in Psychiatry and Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London and Hammersmith Hospital, London, 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
Content
1. Introduction
2. The life net
3. Classification, aetiology, management and prognostic factors.
4. The doctor-patient communication.
5. History taking and clinical examination
6. Organic psychiatry.
7. Psychoactive substance use disorders
8. Schizophrenia and delusional (paranoid disorders)
9. Mood disorders, suicide and parasuicide.
10. Neurotic and other stress-related anxiety disorders
11. The dissociative (conversion) and somatoform disorders
12. Psychiatry of menstruation and pregnancy
13. Psychiatry of sexuality
14. Sleep disorders
15. Personality disorders
16. Child and adolescent psychiatry
17. Psychiatry of disability
18. Eating disorders
19. Transcultural psychiatry
20. Psychiatry of the elderly
21. Forensic psychiatry
22. Appendices
2. The life net
3. Classification, aetiology, management and prognostic factors.
4. The doctor-patient communication.
5. History taking and clinical examination
6. Organic psychiatry.
7. Psychoactive substance use disorders
8. Schizophrenia and delusional (paranoid disorders)
9. Mood disorders, suicide and parasuicide.
10. Neurotic and other stress-related anxiety disorders
11. The dissociative (conversion) and somatoform disorders
12. Psychiatry of menstruation and pregnancy
13. Psychiatry of sexuality
14. Sleep disorders
15. Personality disorders
16. Child and adolescent psychiatry
17. Psychiatry of disability
18. Eating disorders
19. Transcultural psychiatry
20. Psychiatry of the elderly
21. Forensic psychiatry
22. Appendices