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A primer of clinical psychiatry/ David , Castle J

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chatswood, N.S.W.Australia, : Elsevier ©2013Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xvii, 398 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780729541572
Subject(s):
LOC classification:
  • RC454.c372013
Contents:
Pt 1: A history of psychological medicine -- Ethics and psychiatry -- pt 2. The tools of psychiatry -- The psychiatric interview and mental state examination -- Physical examination and special tests -- pt 3: The syndromes of psychiatry -- Classification -- Organic psychiatry -- Schizophenia and related disorders -- Depressive disorders -- Bipolar and related disorders -- Anxiety and post-traumatic disorders -- The obsessive-compulsive disorders -- Eating disorders -- Somatisation and the somatoform disorders -- Personality disorders -- Biological treatments -- The psychotherapies -- Dealing with psychiatric emergencies -- pt 4: Special groups -- Child and adolescent psychiatry -- Forensic psychiatry and risk assesment -- Duel disability -- Substance use disorders.
Summary: This is a text book of clinical psychiatry that is concise yet comprehensive, up to date, and readily accessible. It aims to be an easy entry to the pertinent facts of clinical psychiatry for medical students and students of mental health disciplines; a resource for established clinicians, including GPs; and also a brief yet thorough overview for the more advanced psychiatric trainee or mental health professional.
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Includes Bibliographical references and Index.

Pt 1: A history of psychological medicine --
Ethics and psychiatry --
pt 2. The tools of psychiatry --
The psychiatric interview and mental state examination --
Physical examination and special tests --
pt 3: The syndromes of psychiatry --
Classification --
Organic psychiatry --
Schizophenia and related disorders --
Depressive disorders --
Bipolar and related disorders --
Anxiety and post-traumatic disorders --
The obsessive-compulsive disorders --
Eating disorders --
Somatisation and the somatoform disorders --
Personality disorders --
Biological treatments --
The psychotherapies --
Dealing with psychiatric emergencies --
pt 4: Special groups --
Child and adolescent psychiatry --
Forensic psychiatry and risk assesment --
Duel disability --
Substance use disorders.

This is a text book of clinical psychiatry that is concise yet comprehensive, up to date, and readily accessible. It aims to be an easy entry to the pertinent facts of clinical psychiatry for medical students and students of mental health disciplines; a resource for established clinicians, including GPs; and also a brief yet thorough overview for the more advanced psychiatric trainee or mental health professional.

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