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More copies of this ISBNOther titles in the Current Diagnosis & Treatment series:Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Psychiatry (Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Psychiatry)by Barry Nurcombe
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The most accessible, integrated source of clinical psychiatric information--completely updated!
CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment: Psychiatry, Second Edition is the ultimate reference for quickly answering day-to-day questions on psychiatric illness in both adults and children. Comprehensive in scope, yet streamlined in its coverage, this time-saving clinical companion reviews essential psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches to the full range of psychiatric disorders. FEATURES
Book News Annotation:In this update of the 2000 edition, Ebert (Yale U. School of Medicine) introduces 50 chapters by mostly US contributors that incorporate advances from the psychological and biomedical sciences which impact clinical psychiatric practice. Useful new material includes a section on practice in special settings (e.g., emergency care, consultancies, forensic psychiatry), and updates on key diagnostic, psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic modalities. Beginning with issues and errors in clinical reasoning, authors cover evidence-based diagnosis, treatment, and prevention methods, and disorders in adults, children, and adolescents. The text includes patient vignettes. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis:CURRENT DiagnosisandTreatment in Psychiatry, 2e is a concise treatment of the entire field of psychiatric medicine. It is comprehensive in scope covering all areas of psychiatric illness in both adults and children. New to this edition is a section on psychiatric practice in special settings such as the emergency department, the hospital, and social-work settings. The book begins with a section on the principles of evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients with the full spectrum of treatments from drugs to behavior therapy to psychoanalysis. Sections on adult and pediatric psychiatric problems follow and make up the core of the book. A final section on special settings in which psychiatrists may practice wraps up the book.
About the AuthorMichael H. Ebert, M.D.
Associate Dean for Veterans Affairs and Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine Chief of Staff, VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven, CT Peter T. Loosen, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville, TN Barry Nurcombe, M.D. Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Departments of Pediatric Medicine and Psychiatry and Neuroscience University of Western Australia, Perth Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry University of Queensland, Herston James F. Leckman, M.D. Neison Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology Director of Research Yale Child Study Center Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Ct Table of Contents1 Clinical Decision Making in Psychiatry
2 Psychiatric Epidemiology 3 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology 4 Psychiatric Genetics 5 The Psychiatric Interview 6 Psychological Testing in Psychiatry 7 Developmental Psychology 8 Psychopharmacologic Interventions 9 Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions 10 Psychodynamic and Social Interventions 11 Diagnostic Encounter for Children and Adolescents 12 Diagnostic Evaluation for Children and Adolescents 13 Diagnostic Formulation, Treatment Planning, and Modes of Treatment 14 Preventive Psychiatry 15 Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Syndromes 16 Substance-Related Disorders 17 Schizophrenia 18 Other Psychotic Disorders 19 Mood Disorders 20 Anxiety Disorders 21 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder 22 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 23 Somatoform Disorders 24 Factitious Disorders and Malingering 25 Dissociative Disorders 26 Sexual Dysfunction and Paraphilias 27 Eating Disorders 28 Impulse-Control Disorders 29 Adjustment Disorders 30 Developmental Disorders of Attachment, Feeding, Elimination, and Sleeping 31 Mental Retardation 32 Motor Skills Disorder and Communication Disorders 33 Learning Disorders 34 Disruptive Behavior Disorders 35 Anxiety Disorders and Phobias 36 Gender Identity Disorder 37 Psychological Reactions to Acute and Chronic Systemic Illness 38 Psychological Trauma 39 Child Maltreatment 40 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Movement Disorders 41 Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 42 Forensic Psychiatry What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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