Overview
Thoroughly updated in a Third Edition, Dr. Shader's popular Spiral(R) Manual is a practical, authoritative, easy-to-use guide to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders. This edition features new chapters on pharmacotherapy for children and youth and on pain management and an expanded chapter on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in youth and adults. Coverage also includes complete updates on all psychotropic drugs and an expanded, totally revamped chapter on drug interactions. A new appendix presents a bibliography of algorithms for psychopharmacology and lists Websites to consult for updated iterations.This edition is also available electronically for handheld computers. See PDA listing for details.
Thoroughly updated in a Third Edition, Dr. Shader's popular Spiral(R) Manual is a practical, authoritative, easy-to-use guide to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders. This edition features new chapters on pharmacotherapy for children and youth and on pain management and an expanded chapter on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in youth and adults. Coverage also includes complete updates on all psychotropic drugs and an expanded, totally revamped chapter on drug interactions. A new appendix presents a bibliography of algorithms for psychopharmacology and lists Websites to consult for updated iterations. This edition is also available electronically for handheld computers. See Media Products section for details.
Synopsis
Thoroughly updated in a Third Edition, Dr. Shader's popular Spiral(R) Manual is a practical, authoritative, easy-to-use guide to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders. This edition features new chapters on pharmacotherapy for children and youth and on pain management and an expanded chapter on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in youth and adults. Coverage also includes complete updates on all psychotropic drugs and an expanded, totally revamped chapter on drug interactions. A new appendix presents a bibliography of algorithms for psychopharmacology and lists Websites to consult for updated iterations. This edition is also available electronically for handheld computers. See Media listing for details.
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Reviewer:Michael Joel Schrift, D.O., M.A.(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description:This is the third edition of this now classic manual covering psychiatric therapeutics. Written and edited by internationally recognized experts in the field, this book is a valuable contribution to psychiatry.
Purpose:The purpose of the book, according to the editor, is to encourage readers to engage in the treatment of those suffering from psychlatr1c disorders, to improve the care of patients, and to inspire research. The editor and authors have succeeded in producing another extremely valuable contribution to the care of patients with psychiatric disorders.
Audience:The intended audience, according to the editors, is clinicians. It would be useful for academic and biologically oriented psychiatrists, family practitioners, internists, geriatricians, neuropsychologists, and trainees in psychiatry, and fellows in neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology, and geriatric psychiatry.
Features:The book features is divided into 29 chapters and seven appendixes. There are numerous useful chapters which cover such topics as the medical evaluation of psychiatric patients, delirium and dementia, OCD, tics and Tourette?s, eating disorders, substance abuse and dependence, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, rape and sexual assault, to name a few. Each chapter contains an additional reading list rather than references. which is the book's only shortcoming. The index is helpful.
Assessment:This is a valuable new edition of this manual on psychiatric therapeutics. Any clinician or researcher who is involved in the treatment of patients with psychiatric disorders would benefit from this book.
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Reviewer: Michael Joel Schrift, D.O., M.A.(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)Description: This is the third edition of this now classic manual covering psychiatric therapeutics. Written and edited by internationally recognized experts in the field, this book is a valuable contribution to psychiatry.
Purpose: The purpose of the book, according to the editor, is to encourage readers to engage in the treatment of those suffering from psychlatr1c disorders, to improve the care of patients, and to inspire research. The editor and authors have succeeded in producing another extremely valuable contribution to the care of patients with psychiatric disorders.
Audience: The intended audience, according to the editors, is clinicians. It would be useful for academic and biologically oriented psychiatrists, family practitioners, internists, geriatricians, neuropsychologists, and trainees in psychiatry, and fellows in neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology, and geriatric psychiatry.
Features: The book features is divided into 29 chapters and seven appendixes. There are numerous useful chapters which cover such topics as the medical evaluation of psychiatric patients, delirium and dementia, OCD, tics and Tourette's, eating disorders, substance abuse and dependence, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, rape and sexual assault, to name a few. Each chapter contains an additional reading list rather than references. which is the book's only shortcoming. The index is helpful.
Assessment: This is a valuable new edition of this manual on psychiatric therapeutics. Any clinician or researcher who is involved in the treatment of patients with psychiatric disorders would benefit from this book.
3 Stars from Doody