Current themes in psychiatry in theory and practice
By: edited by Niruj Agrawal, Jim Bolton, Raghu Gaind
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780230535299
Subjects: Psychiatry; Mental illness; Mental Disorders
Description: Thisvolume provides an authoritative up-to-date overview of a range of carefully selected topics, covering issues of contemporary concern, the interface of medicine and psychiatry, and therapeutic challenges in clinical psychiatry. With contributions from distinguished psychiatrists, the chapterscover a wide range of psychiatric sub-specialties and will not only prove to be a useful resource for a busy psychiatrist in day-to-day clinical practice, but will also help to shape the clinical practice of psychiatry trainees and allied mental health professionals worldwide.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cultural & mental health / Norman Poole & Dinesh Bhugra; title: Public health psychiatry in criminal justice states / Jaydip Sarkar; title: Younger people with dementia : an update / Kate Jefferies, Robert Lawrence, & Niruj Agrawal; title: Substance misuse and co-morbid psychiatric disorders / Sanjoo Chengappa & Mohamed Abou-Saleh; title: Acute & transient psychotic disorders / Swaran P Singh; title: Symptoms unexplained by disease / Alan Carson & Jon Stone; title: Psychological conceptualisation and treatment approaches to functional nonepileptic attacks / Danielle Gaynor & Niruj Agrawal; title: The Gilles de la Tourette syndrome / Mary Robertson & Jeremy Stern; title: Depression in physical illness / Audrey Ng & Steve Reid; title: Physical consequences of eating disorders / Kate Webb, Hubert Lacey, & John Morgan; title: Neuroleptic induced movement disorders : past & present / Marie-Hélène Marion; title: The clinician's role in helping patients to take antidepressants as prescribed / Alex Mitchell; title: Borderline personality disorder : causal factors, diagnosis, and treatment / Daniel Riordan & Pat Hughes; title: Biofeedback in psychiatric practice / Kishore Chandiramani.