The 7th ed., of 2000, was recommended by Brandon/Hill as an initial purchase and as part of a minimal core collection in a small medical library. The 8th edition has been substantially revised and expanded, with over half of the contributors new to this edition. Fifty new sections have been added, with topics that include genome, transcriptome, and proteome; transgenic models of behavior; neural basis of substance abuse and dependence; neuropsychiatric aspects of prion disease; radiotracer imaging in neuropsychiatric disorders; sexual addiction; normality and mental health; sociopolitical trends in mental health care; and four new sections on geriatric psychiatry--sexuality and aging, delirium, genetics of late-life degenerative disorders, and counseling and support needs of dementia caregivers. Many chapters and sections have been expanded, including those on anxiety disorders, brain models of mind, biology of memory, and animal research. New chapters on child psychiatry have been added, including depressive disorders and suicide, early-onset bipolar disorders, neuroimaging, and the impact of terrorism on children. The editors are psychiatrists who teach and practice at the New York U. School of Medicine, Tisch Hospital, and Bellevue Hospital Center.
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Chapter 1: Neural Sciences

Chapter 2 Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology

Chapter 3 Contributions of the Psychological Sciences

Chapter 4 Contributions of the Sociocultural Sciences

Chapter 5 Quantitative and Experimental Methods in Psychiatry

Chapter 6 Theories of Personality and Psychotherapy

Chapter 7 Diagnosis and Psychiatry: Examination of the Psychiatric Patient

Chapter 8 Clinical Manifestations of Psychiatric Disorders

Chapter 9 Classification in Psychiatry

Chapter 10 Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders and Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition

Chapter 11 Substance-Related Disorders

Chapter 12 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Chapter 13 Mood Disorders

Chapter 14 Anxiety Disorders

Chapter 15 Somatoform Disorders

Chapter 16 Factitious Disorders

Chapter 17 Dissociative Disorders

Chapter 18 Normal Human Sexuality

Chapter 19 Eating Disorders

Chapter 20 Sleep Disorders

Chapter 21 Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified

Chapter 22 Adjustment Disorders

Chapter 23 Personality Disorders

Chapter 24 Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Chapter 25 Relational Problems

Chapter 26 Additional Conditions That May Be A Focus of Clinical Attention

Chapter 27 Culture-Bound Syndromes

Chapter 28 Special Areas of Interest

Chapter 29 Psychiatric Emergencies

Chapter 30 Psychotherapies

Chapter 31 Biological Therapies

Chapter 32 Child Psychiatry

Chapter 33 Psychiatric Examination of the Infant, Child, and Adolescent

Chapter 34 Mental Retardation

Chapter 35 Learning Disorders

Chapter 36 Motor Skills Disorder: Developmental Coordination Disorder

Chapter 37 Communication Disorders

Chapter 38 Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Chapter 39 Attention-Deficit Disorders

Chapter 40 Disruptive Behavior Disorders

Chapter 41 Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood

Chapter 42 Tic Disorders

Chapter 43 Elimination Disorders

Chapter 44 Other Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Chapter 46 Anxiety Disorders in Children

Chapter 47 Early-Onset Schizophrenia

Chapter 48 Child Psychiatry: Psychiatric Treatment

Chapter 49 Child Psychiatry: Special Areas of Interest

Chapter 50 Adulthood

Chapter 51 Geriatric Psychiatry