A convenient, up-to-date, time-saving reference for the diagnosis, psychopharmacologic treatment, and psychotherapeutic management of the full range of psychiatric disorders. Includes a highly useful separate section devoted to psychiatric disorders occurring in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Extensive Index and detailed Table of Contents afford easy access to material.
Review quote:
"...the editors and authors have suceeded in providing a volume with a great deal of information in a readable, functional form."
Table of contents:
Section I: Scientific Areas Relevant to Modern Psychiatry. Developmental Psychology. Behavioral & Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions. Neuropsychopharmacology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatric Epidemiology. Psychicatric Genetics. Mental Health Services Research. Section II: Techniques & Settings. Psychiatric Interview. Clinical Decision Making in Psychiatry. General Principles of Psychopharmacologic Treatment. General Principles of Psychotherapeutic Management. Psychological Testing in Psychiatry. Emergency Psychiatry. Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Psychiatry & the Law. Continuity of Care. Section III: Syndromes And Their Treatments in Adult Psychiatry. Delirium, Dementia, & Amnestic Syndromes. Substance-Related Disorders. Schizophrenia. Other Psychotic Disorders. Mood Disorders. Anxiety Disorders. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder & Acute Stress Disorder. Obesessive-Compulsive Disorder. Somatoform Disorders. Factitious Disorders & Malingering. Dissociative Disorders. Sexual Dysfunctions & Paraphilias. Eating Disorders. Sleep Disorders. Impulse-Control Disorders. Adjustment Disorders. Personaltiy Disorders. Section IV: Techniques & Settings in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Diagnostic Encounter. Diagnostic Evaluation. Diagnostic Formulation, Treatment Planning, & Modes of Treatment. Section V: Syndromes & Their Treatments in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Disorders Usually Presenting in Infancy or Early Childhood (0-5 years). Disorders Usually Presenting in Middle Childhood (6-11 years). Other Conditions Occurring in Childhood or Adolescence. Index.
The most accessible and time-efficient source of clinical psychiatric information you can find: The perfect reference for quickly answering day-to-day questions on psychiatric diseases and disorders in both adults and children. Indispensable for students, residents, and psychiatrists, as well as general and family practitioners and pediatricians. Inside: page after page of authoritative, practical, biopsychosocially-based help with evaluation, treatment, and management of all common psychiatric syndromes and conditions. Easy-to-use, yet comprehensive, Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Psychiatry features: A highly useful separate section devoted to psychiatric disorders occurring in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Relevant etiology, phenomenology, pathophysiology, and drug information. Up-to-date information on eating disorders, sleep disturbances, impulse-control problems, sexual dysfunctions, anxiety and depression disorders, and all other commonly presented conditions. Interviewing techniques and approaches suitable for adults, children, adolescents, parents, and families. Evaluation, testing, and decision-making tools and criteria, including DSM-IV criteria. Information on psychiatry and the law, psychological testing, emergency psychiatry, evaluating infants, and more. Coverage of developmental psychology, neuropsychopharmacology, psychiatric genetics, psychoanalysis, and other related areas.
This new CURRENT presents the most accessible and time-efficient source of clinical psychiatric information. The perfect reference for quickly answering day to day questions on psychiatric diseases and disorders in both adults and children.
Review quote:
"...the editors and authors have suceeded in providing a volume with a great deal of information in a readable, functional form."
Table of contents:
Section I: Scientific Areas Relevant to Modern Psychiatry. Developmental Psychology. Behavioral & Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions. Neuropsychopharmacology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatric Epidemiology. Psychicatric Genetics. Mental Health Services Research. Section II: Techniques & Settings. Psychiatric Interview. Clinical Decision Making in Psychiatry. General Principles of Psychopharmacologic Treatment. General Principles of Psychotherapeutic Management. Psychological Testing in Psychiatry. Emergency Psychiatry. Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Psychiatry & the Law. Continuity of Care. Section III: Syndromes And Their Treatments in Adult Psychiatry. Delirium, Dementia, & Amnestic Syndromes. Substance-Related Disorders. Schizophrenia. Other Psychotic Disorders. Mood Disorders. Anxiety Disorders. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder & Acute Stress Disorder. Obesessive-Compulsive Disorder. Somatoform Disorders. Factitious Disorders & Malingering. Dissociative Disorders. Sexual Dysfunctions & Paraphilias. Eating Disorders. Sleep Disorders. Impulse-Control Disorders. Adjustment Disorders. Personaltiy Disorders. Section IV: Techniques & Settings in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Diagnostic Encounter. Diagnostic Evaluation. Diagnostic Formulation, Treatment Planning, & Modes of Treatment. Section V: Syndromes & Their Treatments in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Disorders Usually Presenting in Infancy or Early Childhood (0-5 years). Disorders Usually Presenting in Middle Childhood (6-11 years). Other Conditions Occurring in Childhood or Adolescence. Index.
The most accessible and time-efficient source of clinical psychiatric information you can find: The perfect reference for quickly answering day-to-day questions on psychiatric diseases and disorders in both adults and children. Indispensable for students, residents, and psychiatrists, as well as general and family practitioners and pediatricians. Inside: page after page of authoritative, practical, biopsychosocially-based help with evaluation, treatment, and management of all common psychiatric syndromes and conditions. Easy-to-use, yet comprehensive, Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Psychiatry features: A highly useful separate section devoted to psychiatric disorders occurring in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Relevant etiology, phenomenology, pathophysiology, and drug information. Up-to-date information on eating disorders, sleep disturbances, impulse-control problems, sexual dysfunctions, anxiety and depression disorders, and all other commonly presented conditions. Interviewing techniques and approaches suitable for adults, children, adolescents, parents, and families. Evaluation, testing, and decision-making tools and criteria, including DSM-IV criteria. Information on psychiatry and the law, psychological testing, emergency psychiatry, evaluating infants, and more. Coverage of developmental psychology, neuropsychopharmacology, psychiatric genetics, psychoanalysis, and other related areas.
This new CURRENT presents the most accessible and time-efficient source of clinical psychiatric information. The perfect reference for quickly answering day to day questions on psychiatric diseases and disorders in both adults and children.