American Psychiatric Association Publishing is the world’s premier publisher of books, journals, and multimedia on psychiatry, mental health, and behavioural science. We offer authoritative, up-to-date, and affordable information geared toward psychiatrists, other mental health professionals, psychiatric residents, medical students, and the general public.
APA Publishing is a division of the American Psychiatric Association. Its purpose is twofold: to serve as the distributor of publications of the Association and to publish books independent of the policies and procedures of the American Psychiatric Association. APA Publishing has grown since its founding in 1981 into a full-service publishing house, including a staff of editorial, production, marketing, and business experts devoted to publishing for the field of psychiatry and mental health.
Fictional, but thorough and realistic, case studies are at the heart of Physician Well-Being. One per chapter, they allow readers to get inside the minds of physicians and understand their lives and stressors, from long hours and staff shortages to onerous administrative demands. The book proposes solutions designed to make today's typical health ......
This new edition, accompanied by carefully scripted case vignette videos, is designed to help beginning therapists learn how to build a relationship and establish rapport with psychotherapy patients. It has been thoroughly updated to offer clear and complete coverage of the concept and principles of supportive psychotherapy.
A high level of exhaustion, an increased feeling of depersonalisation, and a low sense of personal accomplishment-the hallmarks of burnout-are on the rise in medicine. Combating Physician Burnout, the first book of its kind to focus on the field of psychiatry, aims to educate psychiatrists about the three key concepts of stress, burnout, and ......
Presents the latest research on substance use and substance use disorders in adolescents 12-18 and emerging adults 18-25 years of age. This new manual offers a substantive update of the previous manual's 16 chapters, offering seven new chapters devoted to important new topics.
A comprehensive, authoritative work designed to be invaluable to clinicians, researchers, and people struggling with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) and those who care about them. This book offers a systematic exploration, with chapters on every facet of the disorder from leading experts on scientific techniques.
Provides an introduction to the principles of supportive psychotherapy, and a description of its application to specific mental disorders, including new chapters on anxiety and co-occurring disorders. This expanded edition also features supportive therapy with medically ill and older patients, and discussion of practicing in correctional centres.
The shortage of geriatric mental health specialists makes the creation of trustworthy, user-friendly resources more critical than ever. This book is accessible not only to physicians and mental health practitioners, but also to a broader audience of care and service providers for older adults, such as social workers and nurses.
Offers both clinicians and researchers a single-volume resource that covers not only advances in clinical interventions but also the latest advances in theoretical knowledge. Following a comprehensive overview of anxiety disorders, the book provides detailed coverage of seven specific DSM-IV-TR diagnoses.
The book provides readers with evidence-based, pragmatic, and clear recommendations regarding the care of patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
