This volume is directed at medical students, doctors coming to psychiatry for the first time, psychiatric trainees, and other professionals who may have to deal with patients with psychiatric problems. Single topics confined to single pages provide easy access to the information required by psychiatry trainees on the wards or on-call.
The Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry is a new book directed at medical students, doctors coming to psychiatry for the first time, psychiatric trainees, and other professionals who may have to deal with patients with psychiatric problems. It is written by a g
1. Thinking about psychiatry; 2. Psychiatric assessment; 3. Symptoms of psychiatric illness; 4. Examining the evidence; 5. Organic illness; 6. Schizophrenia and related psychoses; 7. Depressive illness; 8. Bipolar illness; 9. Anxiety and stress-related disorders; 10. Disorders of behaviour; 11. Personality disorders, and disorders of sexual preference; 12. Old-age psychiatry; 13. Substance misuse; 14. Child and adolescent psychiatry; 15. Forensic psychiatry; 16. Learning disability; 17. Liaison psychiatry; 18. Psychotherapy; 19. Legal and ethical issues; 20. Transcultural psychiatry; 21. Therapeutic issues; 22. Difficult and urgent situations; 23. Useful addresses; 24. ICD-10/DSM-IV index; Index
The Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry is a new book directed at medical students, doctors coming to psychiatry for the first time, psychiatric trainees, and other professionals who may have to deal with patients with psychiatric problems. It is written by a g
1. Thinking about psychiatry; 2. Psychiatric assessment; 3. Symptoms of psychiatric illness; 4. Examining the evidence; 5. Organic illness; 6. Schizophrenia and related psychoses; 7. Depressive illness; 8. Bipolar illness; 9. Anxiety and stress-related disorders; 10. Disorders of behaviour; 11. Personality disorders, and disorders of sexual preference; 12. Old-age psychiatry; 13. Substance misuse; 14. Child and adolescent psychiatry; 15. Forensic psychiatry; 16. Learning disability; 17. Liaison psychiatry; 18. Psychotherapy; 19. Legal and ethical issues; 20. Transcultural psychiatry; 21. Therapeutic issues; 22. Difficult and urgent situations; 23. Useful addresses; 24. ICD-10/DSM-IV index; Index