Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry - Softcover

Andreasen, Nancy C.; Black, Donald W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0880481145 ISBN 13: 9780880481144

Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc, 1990

Synopsis

A comprehensive and concise textbook geared to the medical student. Written by two distinguished academic psychiatrists, the book offers the advantage of consistency of style, non-repetitiveness and clarity. Tables and questions provide a complement to the text. Organized in four major sections, an introductory section addresses history, assessment, diagnosis, laboratory tests and neurobiology. Section 2 focuses on the major psychiatric disorders. Section 3 examines special topics in psychiatry, including psychiatric aspects of AIDS, disorders of childhood and adolescence, and suicide. Section 4 covers both psychosocial and somatic treatments.

About this title

About the Author:

Nancy C. Andreasen, M.D., Ph.D.,is the Andrews H. Woods Professor of Psychiatry, Director of the Mental Health Clinical Research Center at the University of Iowa College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa.

Donald W. Black, M.D.,is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa.

He is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of Utah School of Medicine. He completed his training in psychiatry at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He completed a fellowship in Psychiatric Epidemiology and was awarded an MS degree in preventive medicine from the University of Iowa. Dr. Black divides his time between patient care, teaching and research. In 1995, he received the University of Iowa Collegiate Teaching Award for excellence in teaching, and is listed in "Best Doctors in America." Dr. Black writes extensively for professional audiences, and his work has been profiled in the national and international media. His research has mainly involved mood and anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and severe personality disorders. Dr. Black is also active in professional organizations and is current President of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists and is president-elect of the Iowa Psychiatric Society.

Review:

"It has been expertly coauthored by Andreasen and Black to give a well-written and attractively produced text that is bursting with information. The scope of the text is remarkably broad, from the historical underpinnings of psychiatry to more recent developments in evaluation and treatment. The inclusion of clinical vignettes and an appendix that provides a range of rating scales and questionnaires adds interest and usefulness."- "Ronan McIvor, Consultant Psychiatrist, British Journal of Psychiatry," "December 2002"

About this edition

• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0880481145
• ISBN 13: 9780880481144
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576