Psychiatry
Extensively revised and updated this edition reflects the progressand developments in the field. With 127 chapters and over 400contributors this book is a truly comprehensive exposition of thespecialty of psychiatry. Written by well-known and highly regarded experts from aroundthe world, it takes a patient-centered approach making it anindispensable resource for all those involved in the care ofpatients with psychiatric disorders. For this new edition, the section on the NeuroscientificFoundations of Psychiatry has been completely revised, with a newauthor team recruited by Section Editors Jonathan Polan and EricKandel. The final section, Special Populations and ClinicalSettings, features important new chapters on today's mosturgent topics, including the homeless, restraint and geriatricpsychiatry. Key features include: Coverage of the entire field of psychiatry, from psychoanalysisto pharmacology and brain imaging, including family relations, cultural influence and change, epidemiology, genetics andbehavioral medicineClinical vignettes describing current clinical practice in anattractive designNumerous figures and tables that facilitate learning andcomprehension appear throughout the textClear comparisons of the DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 criteria for easyunderstanding in a global contextDiagnostic and treatment decision trees to help both the noviceand experienced reader The chapter on Cognitive Behavioral Therapies by EdwardFriedman, Michael Thase and Jesse Wright is freely available. Please click on Read Excerpt 2 above to read this superb expositionof these important therapies
eBook, English, 2008
3rd ed
Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, England, 2008