Textbook of psychiatry

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Title:

Author:

Puri, Basant K.

ISBN:

9780702031571

Personal Author:

Puri, Basant K.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication Information:

Edinburgh : Elsevier, 2011.

Physical Description:

x, 467 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

The life net -- Classification, aetiology, management, and prognostic factors -- Doctor-patient communication -- History taking and clinical examination -- Organic psychiatry -- Psychoactive substance use disorders -- Schizophrenia and delusional (paranoid) disorders -- Mood disorders, suicide, and parasuicide -- Neurotic and other stress-related disorders -- The dissociative (conversion) and hypochondriasis and other somatoform disorders -- Psychiatry of menstruation and pregnancy -- Psychiatry of sexuality -- Sleep disorders -- Personality disorders -- Child and adolescent psychiatry -- Psychiatry of disability -- Eating disorders -- Transcultural psychiatry -- Psychiatry of the elderly -- Forensic psychiatry.

Subject Term:

Psychiatry.

Mental Disorders.

Psychiatry -- methods.

Added Author:

Treasaden, I. H.

Copies:

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Summary

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