The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585620327 ISBN 13: 9781585620326

Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc, 2002

Synopsis

For advanced psychiatry residents and practicing physicians of various specialties, this text reflects the broad range of activities related to the specialty such as prescribing medication, administering electroconvulsive therapy, conducting various types of therapy (individual, joint and conjoint), testifying in court, contributing to the understanding of public health issues, expanding knowledge of how culture contributes to psychopathology, and examining the interface of genetics and environment. The 40 chapters cover theoretical foundations and assessment, psychiatric disorders and treatments, and special clinical topics. The included CD-ROM contains the full text of DSM-IV-TR, the APA practice guidelines, the complete American Psychiatric Glossary , 7th edition, and other materials. Contents are searchable by disorder, code, or phrase and are cross-referenced. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

About the Author

Robert E. Hales, M.D., M.B.A., is Joe P. Tupin Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, and Medical Director of Sacramento County Mental Health Services in Sacramento, California.

Stuart C. Yudofsky, M.D., is D.C. and Irene Ellwood Professor and Chairman of the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of Baylor College of Medicine. He is Chief of Psychiatry Service at The Methodist Hospital and is also responsible for oversight of academic activities in psychiatry at The Menninger Clinic and Hospital, the Ben Taub General Hospital, the Houston Veterans Administration Medical Center, the St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, and the Texas Children's Hospital.

From the Inside Flap

Psychiatrists are distinct among mental health professionals in that their knowledge and training allow them to be the ultimate integrators of the biological and psychosocial perspectives underlying diagnostic understanding and treatment. This integrative focus is built into the fourth edition of this encyclopedic--and now classic--textbook. Three years in the making, it has undergone more comprehensive and significant change than any previous edition.

This densely informative textbook comprises 40 scholarly, authoritative chapters by an astonishing 89 experts and combines junior and senior authors alike to enhance the rich diversity and quality of clinical perspectives. The editors have added a chapter on interpersonal therapy and updated all chapters to include the latest references and research findings. Selected chapters have been completely rewritten by new authors. This wide-ranging reference is divided into four main parts: the theoretical bases of psychiatry, from genetics and normal development to various psychiatric assessment tools; psychiatric disorders, including those usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence; the latest treatments, from psychopharmacology and electroconvulsive therapy to hypnosis and various types of psychotherapy; and special clinical topics such as suicide, violence, women's mental health, cultural psychiatry, the law and psychiatry, and ethics and psychiatry.

Although crafted primarily for advanced psychiatry residents and practicing psychiatrists, this highly practical volume (and its companion Electronic DSM-IV-TR Plus on CD-ROM) remains a standard educational reference for physicians of other specialties, including family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, and neurology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585620327
• ISBN 13: 9781585620326
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 1734
• Editor: Robert E. Hales, Stuart C. Yudofsky