Psychiatry at a Glance by Cornelius Katona - Claudia Cooper - Mary Robertson

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Contains a second colour throughout to enhance the visual appeal, making the subject even easier to understand. This book presents schematic diagrams on the left page and concise explanations on the right, providing a user-friendly overview of psychiatry. It has been thoroughly revised and updated with brand new information, and contains self-assessment material with multiple-choice questions and answers at the end of the text. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

City: Chicester

Pages: 120

More info: height 278 mm width 222 mm weight 420 gr thickness 10 mm

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Age recommended: Professional and scholarly

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey: 616.89 Library of Congress Subject: Psychiatry

Summary Psychiatry at a Glance Assessment and Management.1 The psychiatric history.2 The mental state examination.3 Diagnosis and classification.4 Risk assessment and management.5 Suicide and DSH.Mental disorders.6 Schizophrenia: phenomenology and aetiology.7 Schizophrenia: management and prognosis.8 Depression.9 Bipolar Affective Disorder.10 Stress reactions (Including bereavement).11 Anxiety disorders.12 Obsessions and compulsions.13 Eating disorders.14 Personality disorders.15 Psychosexual disorders.16 Unusual psychiatric syndromes.Substance misuse.17 Substance misuse.18 Alcohol abuse and dependence.Psychiatry of demographic groups.19 Child psychiatry I.20 Child psychiatry II.21 The psychiatry of adolescence.22 Learning disability.23 Cross-cultural psychiatry.24 Social exclusion.25 Disorders of female reproductive life.26 Functional disorders in old age.The interface of psychiatry and physical illness.27 Psychiatry and physical illness.28 Neuropsychiatry I.29 Neuropsychiatry II.30 Neuropsychiatry III.31 Acute confusional states.32 The dementias.Psychiatric management.33 Psychological treatments.34 Antipsychotics.35 Antidepressants.36 Other psychotropic drugs.37 ECT and other treatments.38 Psychiatry in the community.39 Forensic psychiatry.40 Mental Health legislation in England and Wales.41 Mental Health legislation in Scotland.42 Mental Health legislation in Northern Ireland.43 Preparing for exams.Self-assessment section.Further reading.Glossary Top page

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