A Companion to Textbook of Introductory Psychiatry, Seventh Edition
A companion study guide to Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry, Seventh Edition. With a format that replicates what medical students, psychiatric residents and others might encounter in specialty certification exams, this guide is organised along the lines of DSM-5.
Demystifies borderline personality disorder in young people by using the principles of good psychiatric management to offer clinicians essential guidelines for generalist care. The authors outline common problems that arise during treatment, from diagnosis and pharmacology to family interventions, and discuss how to address them.
A practical casebook for graduate-level programs in mental health masterfully that demonstrates how to put the DSM-5 into practice. It is designed to help students understand why a particular diagnosis is given based on the individual client's specific background and personal history.
Recent surveys have found that the vast majority of the public believes that mental illness is real and treatable. And yet, fewer than half of people with diagnosable mental illnesses get treatment in any given year, and of those who do, only half adhere to it. What accounts for the disconnect?
At the outset of pregnancy, most parents expect a roughly 40-week journey punctuated by the birth of a healthy baby. When a preterm birth upends these expectations, the effects extend beyond the infant; there are real psychological consequences for the parents themselves. Treatment of Psychological Distress in Parents of Premature Infants tackles ......
Over the last two decades, spurred particularly by the decoding of the genome, neuroscience has advanced to become the primary basis of clinical psychiatry, even as environmental risk factors for mental disorders have been deemphasized. In this thoroughly revised, second edition of Nature and Nurture in Mental Disorders, the author argues that an ......
This book focuses on medical disorders that can directly cause or affect the clinical presentation and course of psychiatric disorders. The comprehensive knowledge base and clinical wisdom contained in the textbook makes it the go-to resource for evaluating and managing these difficult cases.
The Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment of Refugees is designed to provide mental health clinicians with the foundational knowledge and skills they need to diagnose and treat refugees, who are disproportionately likely to suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder and psychosis in the short term and depression and anxiety in the long term. ......
Enhancing Wellness Among Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Mental Health Clinicians
Advocates for a culture that is supportive of the health and well-being of health professionals to the benefit of the patients and populations they serve. Case examples, vignettes, and illustrations serve not only to frame the scope of the challenges clinicians face but also to inspire readers to apply key concepts to their own situations.
