Psychiatry / edited by Rebecca McKnight, Jonathan Price, John Geddes.

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TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2019.Edition: 5th editionDescription: x, 542 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780198754008

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Psychiatry

DDC classification:

616.89

Contents:

Pt. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 1. Introduction to psychiatry -- Ch. 2. The scale of the problem -- Ch. 3. Mental disorder and you -- Pt. 2. Assessment -- Ch. 4. Conducting the assessment: setting it up and taking a history -- Ch. 5. Conducting the assessment: examining the patient -- Ch. 6. Thinking about diagnosis -- Ch. 7. Thinking about aetiology -- Ch. 8. Thinking about prognosis -- Ch. 9. Risk assessment and management -- Ch. 10. Communicating your findings -- Pt. 3. Management -- Ch. 11. General aspects of care: settings of care -- Ch. 12. Psychiatry and the law -- Ch. 13. Drugs and other physical treatments -- Ch. 14. Psychological treatment -- Ch. 15. Social treatments -- Ch. 16. Managing acute behavioural disturbance -- Pt. 4. Management of specific groups -- Ch. 17. Child and adolescent psychiatry: general aspects of care -- Ch. 18. Psychiatry of older adults -- Ch. 19. Learning disability -- Ch. 20. People presenting with physical disorder -- Pt. 5. The specific disorders -- Ch. 21. Mood disorders -- Ch. 22. Schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders -- Ch. 23. Reactions to stressful experiences -- Ch. 24. Anxiety and obsessional disorders -- Ch. 25 Medically unexplained physical symptoms -- Ch. 26. Delirium, dementia, and other cognitive disorders -- Ch. 27. Eating disorders -- Ch. 28. Sleep disorders -- Ch. 29 Problems due to use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances -- Ch. 30. Problems of sexuality and gender -- Ch. 31. Personality and its disorders -- Ch. 32: Child and adolescent psychiatry: specific disorders -- Pt. 6. Psychiatry and you -- Ch. 33. Psychiatry and you.

Summary: The fifth edition of Psychiatry introduces medical students and junior doctors to the fundamentals of psychiatric knowledge in a patient centred, digestible, and memorable way. Written by clinicians who deliver front-line patient care and boast years of teaching experience, practical information is informed by theory and research. Written with an underlying philosophy that positive rapport with patients is central to providing successful psychiatric care this is a trustworthy and lauded guide to diagnosis and management. Organised into 34 chapters on core topics, information is laid out in a concise, user-friendly format with case studies, and scientific research formatted into boxes for easy access, ensuring students can quickly locate key information for revision and examinations. Previous First Prize winner for Psychiatry at the British Medical Association Book Awards, this textbook is ideal for those requiring a grounding in the discipline of patient-centred and evidence-based care.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Introduction --
Ch. 1. Introduction to psychiatry --
Ch. 2. The scale of the problem --
Ch. 3. Mental disorder and you --
Pt. 2. Assessment --
Ch. 4. Conducting the assessment: setting it up and taking a history --
Ch. 5. Conducting the assessment: examining the patient --
Ch. 6. Thinking about diagnosis --
Ch. 7. Thinking about aetiology --
Ch. 8. Thinking about prognosis --
Ch. 9. Risk assessment and management --
Ch. 10. Communicating your findings --
Pt. 3. Management --
Ch. 11. General aspects of care: settings of care --
Ch. 12. Psychiatry and the law --
Ch. 13. Drugs and other physical treatments --
Ch. 14. Psychological treatment --
Ch. 15. Social treatments --
Ch. 16. Managing acute behavioural disturbance --
Pt. 4. Management of specific groups --
Ch. 17. Child and adolescent psychiatry: general aspects of care --
Ch. 18. Psychiatry of older adults --
Ch. 19. Learning disability --
Ch. 20. People presenting with physical disorder --
Pt. 5. The specific disorders --
Ch. 21. Mood disorders --
Ch. 22. Schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders --
Ch. 23. Reactions to stressful experiences --
Ch. 24. Anxiety and obsessional disorders --
Ch. 25 Medically unexplained physical symptoms --
Ch. 26. Delirium, dementia, and other cognitive disorders --
Ch. 27. Eating disorders --
Ch. 28. Sleep disorders --
Ch. 29 Problems due to use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances --
Ch. 30. Problems of sexuality and gender --
Ch. 31. Personality and its disorders --
Ch. 32: Child and adolescent psychiatry: specific disorders --
Pt. 6. Psychiatry and you --
Ch. 33. Psychiatry and you.

The fifth edition of Psychiatry introduces medical students and junior doctors to the fundamentals of psychiatric knowledge in a patient centred, digestible, and memorable way. Written by clinicians who deliver front-line patient care and boast years of teaching experience, practical information is informed by theory and research. Written with an underlying philosophy that positive rapport with patients is central to providing successful psychiatric care this is a trustworthy and lauded guide to diagnosis and management.

Organised into 34 chapters on core topics, information is laid out in a concise, user-friendly format with case studies, and scientific research formatted into boxes for easy access, ensuring students can quickly locate key information for revision and examinations.

Previous First Prize winner for Psychiatry at the British Medical Association Book Awards, this textbook is ideal for those requiring a grounding in the discipline of patient-centred and evidence-based care.

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