Essentials of clinical psychiatry
By: edited by Robert E. Hales, Stuart C. Yudofsky.
Contributors: Hales, Robert E.; Yudofsky, Stuart C.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1008
Subjects: Psychiatry.; Mental Disorders.; Psychiatry.
Description: This book contains chapters updating key clinical information related to a variety of settings - including three new chapters on the treatment of children and adolescents - this concise volume begins with normal child and adolescent development and various psychiatric assessment tools, continues by covering a broad spectrum of disorders that affect infants, children, adolescents, adults, and seniors, and concludes with various treatment methods. A condensed and efficient companion to the fourth edition of The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry, this book provides essential updates to the clinical material in a size amenable to reading and referencing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Normal child and adolescent development; title: Ch. 2. The psychiatric interview, psychiatric history, and mental status examination; title: Ch. 3. Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders; title: Ch. 4. Substance use disorders; title: Ch. 5. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; title: Ch. 6. Mood disorders; title: Ch. 7. Anxiety disorders; title: Ch. 8. Somatoform disorders; title: Ch. 9. Factitious disorders and malingering; title: Ch. 10. Dissociative disorders; title: Ch. 11. Sexual and gender identity disorders; title: Ch. 12. Adjustment disorders; title: Ch. 13. Impulse-control disorders not elsewhere classified; title: Ch. 14. Personality disorders; title: Ch. 15. Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence; title: Ch. 16. Sleep disorders; title: Ch. 17. Eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and obesity; title: Ch. 18. Psychopharmacology and electroconvulsive therapy; title: Ch. 19. Psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and supportive psychotherapy; title: Ch. 20. Treatment of children and adolescents.