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.
A Psychodynamic Primer for the Treatment of Young Children
Offering a skillful balance of broad but coherent foundational information as well as practical application, this book functions both as an introduction for young therapists and as a guide for more experienced child clinicians.
An exceptionally practical book for clinicians who are interested in evaluating and treating eating disorders in children and adults, this guide provides expert guidance in a succinct and accessible format.
Twenty concise chapters accessibly address a broad spectrum of topics, including the fundamentals of addiction; specific substances and addictive behaviors, including gambling disorder; and treatment approaches, including special issues with psychiatric and medical comorbidities.
When prescribed appropriately, most psychotropic medications are fairly safe. Although some side effects are common and even expected, occasional serious-and even life-threatening-adverse effects may arise that require immediate intervention.
Understanding the Spectrum of Gender and Sexuality
A down-to-earth, informative, and affirming manual for mental health clinicians working with patients of diverse gender and sexual identities. Each chapter includes straightforward, real-world, and evidence-based answers to ""Questions Well-Meaning People Ask"".
This new pocket guide, based on the 2015 edition of Practice Guidelines for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults, focuses on the initial psychiatric evaluation, including additional domains of evaluation relevant to CPT documentation requirements.
An indispensable guide to medications for the treatment of depression, including vital information on the approved indications, usual dosages, and maximum dosages for antidepressant medications.
Thorough, yet succinct enough to be carried in a coat pocket, the guide is DSM-5 compatible and provides an easily accessible, authoritative introduction to psychiatry.
With Glossary and Diagnostic Criteria for Research
This pocket-book version of Chapter V of the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) will facilitate both practice and research. It provides a quickly accessible and easy-to-use source of information about the new classification.
