American Psychiatric Glossary - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585621463 ISBN 13: 9781585621460

Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc, 2003

Synopsis

The American Psychiatric Glossary is the standard reference for definitions, abbreviations, medication names, and legal terms of interest to mental health professionals. It's the most relied upon reference of its kind--the first place to look for quick, concise yet thorough definitions of unfamiliar terms and abbreviations.

Now in its long-awaited eighth edition, this classic resource has been revised and expanded to reflect major changes in the field since the last edition was published in 1994. More than 500 new terms have been added, making the eighth edition of the American Psychiatric Glossary the most complete concise compendium of psychiatric terminology available today. It's an essential desktop reference for practitioners and researchers.

The scope of the American Psychiatric Glossary, Eighth Edition, has been expanded to include new terms from trends, technologies, and advances that are changing the field of psychiatry. Major revisions include

· Medications--A greatly expanded medication table gives brief details on the increased numbers of psychiatric drugs available today, including current names, applications, and areas of intended effectiveness. Also included is information on nontraditional treatments that are growing in popularity, such as St. John's wort, kava-kava, and acupuncture.· Legal terms--This revised and updated section includes a great many terms that reflect the increasingly important role of psychiatry in litigation. These terms will help both practitioners and attorneys understand the precise ways in which these terms relate to psychiatry.

Although standard terms keyed to DSM-IV-TR still form the foundation for the American Psychiatric Glossary, the examples that illustrate the terms have been edited to allow use by a broader audience. As a result, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, other mental health professionals, researchers, attorneys, and anyone interested in mental health issues will find the eighth edition of the American Psychiatric Glossary an excellent source for quick information.

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The American Psychiatric Glossary is the standard reference for definitions, abbreviations, medication names, and legal terms of interest to mental health professionals. Now in its long-awaited eighth edition, this classic resource has been revised and expanded to reflect major changes in the field since the last edition was published in 1994.

More than 500 new terms have been added, making the eighth edition of the American Psychiatric Glossary the most complete concise compendium of psychiatric terminology available today. It includes a great many legal terms that reflect the growing importance of psychiatry in litigation. These terms will help both practitioners and attorneys understand the ways in which these terms relate to psychiatry.

The new edition also includes a greatly expanded medication table, with brief details on the increased numbers of psychiatric drugs available today, including current names, applications, and areas of intended effectiveness. It also includes information on nontraditional treatments that are growing in popularity, such as St. John's wort, kava-kava, and acupuncture.

Although standard terms keyed to DSM-IV-TR still form the foundation of the American Psychiatric Glossary, the editors have revamped the explanations of the terms to make them more accessible to a broad audience. Psychiatric practitioners, researchers, attorneys--and anyone else interested in mental health issues--will find the American Psychiatric Glossary, Eighth Edition, an excellent source for quick information.

About the Author

Narriman C. Shahrokh is Chief Administrative Officer in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, Davis in Sacramento, California.

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1585621463
• ISBN 13: 9781585621460
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 255
• Editor: Shahrokh Narriman C., Hales Robert E.