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Psychiatry, Second Edition |
| Editor: Allan Tasman (University of Louisville School of Medicine, USA); Editor: Jeffrey Lieberman (University of North Carolina, USA); Editor: Jerald Kay (Wright State University, USA) |
| Described as 'truly outstanding' by The New England Journal of Medicine and 'a gold standard for our field' by the American Journal of Psychiatry, the second edition of this flagship textbook has been extensively revised and updated to reflect progress and understanding in the field. Written by extremely well-known and highly regarded experts, it takes a patient-centered approach, presenting information on normal development and then the behaviour, signs and symptoms of disordered behaviour. Its excellence of authorship, depth and breadth of coverage set it apart as a truly impressive reference that will be indispensable for all those involved in the treatment psychiatric disorders. Covering new and developing topics and treatments that have emerged since publication of the first edition, PSYCHIATRY, Second Edition incorporates: *more than 20 new chapters including: neural development mechanism of neural transmitter action global perspectives pathophysiology of addictions hallucinogen abuse premenstrual dysphoric disorder *significant updates on psychiatric disorders and their treatment, including: schizophrenia bipolar disorders *extensive revision of the scientific foundations of psychiatry *references updated to include the literature up until 2002 *the DSM-IV and ICD diagnostic classification systems All previous edition chapters have been completely re-written and expanded to include current clinical practices and basic mechanisms in psychiatric disorders and therapeutics. This new edition also includes important features such as: *tables, charts and illustrations to highlight key information *clinical vignettes to illustrate current clinical practice *diagnostic and treatment decision trees to help both the novice and experienced reader *extensive references directing the reader to further information and reading for each topic
PSYCHIATRY, Second Edition will be indispensable for all those involved in the treatment of psychiatric disorders: *from clinicians at all levels of experience *to medical students wanting a quick review *and health care professionals < | | |
