This is a new edition of a successful introductory textbook on the subject of psychiatry. Clearly written and rich in pedagogic features - such as summary boxes, clinical cases and other aid memoirs - this book is tailored to the learning needs of those entering the discipline for the first time. Particularly suitable for medical students, this book will also act as a 'primer' for post-graduates first entering the speciality with a view to a long-term career in the discipline.
- New edition of a well established text with a strongly pedagogic approach to the subject of psychiatry
- Logical writing style gives ready access to key information
- Includes many illustrations
- Contains practical examples throughout to demonstrate the importance of psychiatry to all areas of medicine
- Ideal for medical students and junior doctors
- Suitable as a 'primer' for specialist trainees entering the discipline for the first time
Inhalt
1. Case presentation
2. Signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorder
3. Organic psychiatry
4. Psychoactive substance use disorders
5. Schizophrenia, delusional disorders and schizoaffective disorders
6. Mood disorders
7. Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders
8. Eating disorders
9. Psychosexual and gender disorders
10. Personality disorders
11. Child and adolescent psychiatry
12. People with learning disability (mental retardation)
13. Psychiatry of the elderly
14. Suicide and parasuicide
15. Disorders associated with menstruation and pregnancy
16. Treatments
17. Transcultural psychiatry
18. Forensic psychiatry
Final Medicine Examination: Questions and Answers
Appendix 1. Mental health legislation
Appendix 2. ICD-10 classification
Appendix 3. DSM-IV-TR classification
Glossary
Index