Practical Problems in Clinical Psychiatry (Oxford Medical Publications) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192623338 ISBN 13: 9780192623331

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Controversial issues and dilemmas complicate the clinical management of patients in all fields of medicine. In psychiatry, however, there are probably more difficulties than in any other branch of medical practice. In this book, internationally respected contributors have written on topics in which they are acknowledged experts or have taken a particular interest. The topics cover a broad range, including psychopharmacological and psychological treatment issues, and problems that arise in general psychiatry, consultation-liaison psychiatry, and family practice. There is particular emphasis on management strategies, including up-to-date reviews of relevant clinical and scientific literature. With its wealth of practical clinical guidance, the book will be particularly useful as a text for graduate courses in psychiatry.

About this title

About the Author

Keith Hawton, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Lecturer, Warneford Hospital, Oxford. Philip Cowen, MRC Clinical Scientist and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Littlemore Hospital, Oxford.

Review

'This volume ... has succeeded very well in achieving its aim. Those studying for higher examinations in psychiatry will find this very helpful reading indeed. I recommend this volume to a wide readership.'
Jan Neeleman, The Maudsley Hospital, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Vol. 37, No. 7, 1993

'This book will be of interest not only to clinical psychiatrists, but to psychiatric nurses, clinical psychologists, social workers and general practitioners. The chapters themselves are reasonably short, and it is a tribute to the contributors that complex and uncertain areas are presented
so clearly ... this book can be well recommended to any practitioner in the field, and indeed to any interested reader.'
Anne Ward, Behaviour Research Therapy, Vol. 32, No. 1, 1994

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192623338
• ISBN 13: 9780192623331
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268
• Editor: Hawton Keith, Cowen Philip