CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Psychiatry, Second Edition
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Overview
The most accessible, integrated source of clinical psychiatric information—completely updated!
CURRENT Diagnosis & 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
- The most effective interviewing techniques and approaches
- Important evaluation, testing, and decision-making tools and criteria
- Ready-to-use information on psychiatry and the law, psychological testing, emergency psychiatry, evaluating infants, and more
- Authoritative coverage of developmental psychology, neuropsychopharmacology, psychiatric genetics, psychoanalysis, and other related areas
- Helpful section on the principles of evaluating and diagnosing patients, as well as treatment strategies
- Core sections on adult disorders and pediatric psychiatric problems
- NEW! Critical updates to key diagnostic, psychopharmacologic, and psychotherapeutic modalities
- NEW! Section on psychiatric practice in special settings
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
The most accessible and time-efficient source of clinical psychiatric information you can find:The perfect reference for quickly answering day-to-day questions on psychiatric diseases and disorders in both adults and children. Indispensable for students, residents, and psychiatrists, as well as general and family practitioners and pediatricians. Inside: page after page of authoritative, practical, biopsychosocially-based help with evaluation, treatment, and management of all common psychiatric syndromes and conditions. Easy-to-use, yet comprehensive, Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Psychiatry features: A highly useful separate section devoted to psychiatric disorders occurring in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Relevant etiology, phenomenology, pathophysiology, and drug information. Up-to-date information on eating disorders, sleep disturbances, impulse-control problems, sexual dysfunctions, anxiety and depression disorders, and all other commonly presented conditions. Interviewing techniques and approaches suitable for adults, children, adolescents, parents, and families. Evaluation, testing, and decision-making tools and criteria, including DSM-IV criteria. Information on psychiatry and the law, psychological testing, emergency psychiatry, evaluating infants, and more. Coverage of developmental psychology, neuropsychopharmacology, psychiatric genetics, psychoanalysis, and other related areas.
William Miles
This excellent book is essentially a review of the current state of psychiatric knowledge. It is comprised of numerous chapters, each written by contributors considered to be authorities in their fields who provide comprehensive and up-to-date information on commonly (and not so commonly) encountered psychiatric conditions. The purpose is to translate the numerous new discoveries in psychiatry into a form useful to clinicians, residents, and others interested in this field. The editors succeed wonderfully in this endeavor as this book is extremely thorough yet easy to use. According to the editors, the target audience is students, residents, psychiatrists, and primary-care providers who may treat psychiatric patients. Because of the thoroughness of their work, students may find it somewhat overwhelming, but certainly clinicians of any sort would find the book extremely helpful. Coverage in this book is quite thorough, as almost all aspects of psychiatry can be studied. It is divided into five sections. In the first contributors deal with areas of science relevant to psychiatry, such as developmental psychology, psychopharmacology, and epidemiology. In Section II contributors discuss various settings in which psychiatry is practiced, general principles, and psychological testing. There are also good chapters on forensic, consultation/liaison, and emergency psychiatry. The numerous psychiatric syndromes clinicians encounter are covered in the third section. In the fourth and fifth sections the focus is primarily on child and adolescent psychiatry. Numerous books have been written in an attempt to provide clinicians a general review of the complicated field of psychiatry. However,few have succeeded as well as the editors of this book. It is well organized, easy to use, and contains practically every topic a clinician might need to know about in psychiatry. It would be a welcome addition to the library of any clinician who treats psychiatric patients.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Raj Tummala, MD(Wyeth Pharmaceuticals)Description: This comprehensive reference of integrated clinical psychiatric information has been updated from the previous edition on key diagnostic, psychotherapeutic, and psychopharmacologic modalities.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a comprehensive and easy to use reference of psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic modalities that are commonly used in clinical practice.
Audience: It is targeted at anyone dealing with patients with psychiatric disorders such as students, residents, clinicians, and nurses.
Features: The book is divided into four sections covering all the major aspects of psychiatric medicine and experts author each chapter. The first sections cover all the major areas that form the foundation of clinical practice such as epidemiology, genetics, and neuropsychological assessment. The first section covers concisely patient evaluation techniques and the various forms of treatment interventions. In the second section, all of the major psychiatric disorders in adults are covered in detail. Each disease state is covered in a consistent format that reviews the epidemiology, genetics, clinical findings, and treatment. Disease entities are cross-referenced with DSM IV diagnoses and information is highlighted in tables, graphs, and italics. Each section has a concise reference section. Section three covers all the major disorders seen in children using the same format as the adult section. Of special mention are the chapters on emergency, consultation liaison, and forensic psychiatry. Vignettes are used to describe some of the cases.
Assessment: Overall, this new edition provides the latest information in psychiatric practice, covering all of the major areas in adequate detail in a reader friendly format.
William Miles
This excellent book is essentially a review of the current state of psychiatric knowledge. It is comprised of numerous chapters, each written by contributors considered to be authorities in their fields who provide comprehensive and up-to-date information on commonly (and not so commonly) encountered psychiatric conditions. The purpose is to translate the numerous new discoveries in psychiatry into a form useful to clinicians, residents, and others interested in this field. The editors succeed wonderfully in this endeavor as this book is extremely thorough yet easy to use. According to the editors, the target audience is students, residents, psychiatrists, and primary-care providers who may treat psychiatric patients. Because of the thoroughness of their work, students may find it somewhat overwhelming, but certainly clinicians of any sort would find the book extremely helpful. Coverage in this book is quite thorough, as almost all aspects of psychiatry can be studied. It is divided into five sections. In the first contributors deal with areas of science relevant to psychiatry, such as developmental psychology, psychopharmacology, and epidemiology. In Section II contributors discuss various settings in which psychiatry is practiced, general principles, and psychological testing. There are also good chapters on forensic, consultation/liaison, and emergency psychiatry. The numerous psychiatric syndromes clinicians encounter are covered in the third section. In the fourth and fifth sections the focus is primarily on child and adolescent psychiatry. Numerous books have been written in an attempt to provide clinicians a general review of the complicated field of psychiatry. However,few have succeeded as well as the editors of this book. It is well organized, easy to use, and contains practically every topic a clinician might need to know about in psychiatry. It would be a welcome addition to the library of any clinician who treats psychiatric patients.4 Stars! from Doody