Psychiatry at a Glance, Second Edition - Softcover

Katona, Cornelius; Robertson, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0632055545 ISBN 13: 9780632055548

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2000

Synopsis

Psychiatry at a Glance provides a concise and visually-oriented summary of core psychiatric knowledge.

It's aimed primarily at clinical undergraduate medical students undertaking their psychiatry attachment and studying for final examinations. The tables and diagrams encapsulate all a student needs to know in order to pass, while the text supplies the extra detail necessary to do well.

It is equally useful to those training in allied health professions such as nursing, social work, psychology and pharmacy, and to psychiatric trainees. All of these individuals will find it a clear and user-friendly overview of psychiatry.

This edition has been thoroughly updated and a new chapter on psychiatric emergencies has been added. Key references for each chapter are provided, and readers can assess their progress by using the multiple choice questions at the end of the book.

About this title

About the Author:

Cornelius Katona, Honorary Professor, Department of Mental and Health Sciences, University College London; Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Claudia Cooper, Senior Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry, University College London; Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Camden and Islington Foundation Trust

Mary Robertson, Emeritus Professor in Neuropsychiatry, University College London; Visiting Professor and Honorary Consultant, St George’s Hospital and Medical School London

Review:

"...this book was an invaluable source of revision material for Psychiatry... I cannot fault this book on major issues, it got me through my finals!"

Cambridge Medicine - Jan 2001

"I found this to be a good book. It is a new addition to an established At A Glance series and gives a concise but reasonably comprehensive overview of psychiatry for medical students."

British Journal of Psychiatry

"...a refreshingly simple, easy to follow textbook.

...an up-to-date study guide at such a reasonable price, it is unbeatable and surely an almost compulsory buy."

St George's Hospital Medical Gazette

"Rating **** - actually forget the star ratings - just buy it for Finals!"

"I have just done Finals and this book was an invaluable source of revision material for Psychiatry. I did not bother using any other psychiatry textbook. I think many of my contemporaries did likewise" Cambridge Medicine/Jan01

"As far as the fourth year rotation in psychiatry is concerned, this excellent value for money book will give you a firm overview of what is required with respect to epidemiological evidence and aetiology of different diseases." Barts and the London Chronicle/Autumn 2000

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0632055545
• ISBN 13: 9780632055548
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 91