Kaplan & Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry

Compact and easy to use, Kaplan & Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry, Fourth Edition is an authoritative, affordable text that provides must-know information in clinical psychiatry. Containing the most relevant clinical material from the best-selling Kaplan and Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry, Eleventh Edition , it offers step-by-step guidance on the clinical examination, the psychiatric report, medical assessment of the psychiatric patient, laboratory tests, and signs and symptoms, as well as all psychiatric and substance-related disorders, with special chapters on children, adolescents, and the elderly. It also covers special topics such as emergency psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, ethics, and palliative and end-of-life care.
Key Features:

• Provides concise but thorough coverage of the entire field of clinical psychiatry, including biologic, psychologic, and sociologic factors in health and disease.
• Contains real-world case histories throughout.
• Includes thorough updates and revisions throughout, all consistent with the DSM-5.
• Features new and extensively revised coverage of childhood disorders, gender dysphoria, issues affecting LGBT persons, reproductive medicine, physician-assisted suicide, PTSD, the effects of terrorism and torture, and much more.
• Includes new chapters on public psychiatry and world aspects of psychiatry, as well as a new section on brain stimulation methods.
• Features a unique, comprehensive glossary of psychiatric signs and symptoms, new to this edition.

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"This book includes general topics that span diseases in children, adults, and the elderly. The book addresses the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of the study of psychiatry in an equitable manner. The website offers online access to the book content."
"This book is used all over the world, and is structured in a manner that makes it easy to read. It is uncommon to find a book that encompasses what this one does: a comprehensive resource that provides an overview of the field, especially one useful for trainees in psychiatry.
"The authors are clinicians and educators who are well-known authorities in the field."
"This is an excellent, concise book that serves as a less daunting alternative to the larger textbook. It is a comprehensive collection of knowledge that is more approachable, and it provides a foundation for individuals in training or professionals looking for a concise review."
Weighted Numerical Score: 87 - 3 Stars!
Doodys Publishers' Club, Friday, March 3, 2017