Psychiatry at a Glance, 4th Edition

by Cornelius Katona (University of Kent at Canterbury); Claudia Cooper; Mary Robertson (UCL Medical School)

• ISBN13: 9781405181174
• ISBN10: 1405181176
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-11-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and now in full-colour, Psychiatry at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Fully revised and updated to reflect changes to the content and assessment methods used by medical schools, this at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of psychiatry to encapsulate all that the student needs to know.This new edition of Psychiatry at a Glance: - Contains full-colour artwork throughout, making the subject even easier to understand - Presents schematic diagrams on the left page and concise explanations on the right - Features a new chapter on Social Exclusion, more coverage of UK health care legislation, expanded chapters on Psychiatric History and Mental State Examination, and the World Health Organisation International Classification of Diseases - Contains self-assessment material, including EMQs, structured case study questions, and sample OSCE stations - Includes a new glossary and a fully updated further reading section, focussing on up-to-date reviews. This book is an invaluable resource for all medical students, junior doctors, psychiatry nurses and allied health professionals who need an introduction to Psychiatry.

Author Biography

Cornelius Katona, Honorary Professor, Department of Mental and Health Sciences, University College
London; Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Claudia Cooper, Senior Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry, University College London; Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Camden and Islington Foundation Trust

Mary Robertson, Emeritus Professor in Neuropsychiatry, University College London; Visiting Professor and Honorary Consultant, St George’s Hospital and Medical School London

Table of Contents

Assessment and Management

The psychiatric history

The mental state examination

Diagnosis and classification

Risk assessment and management

Suicide and DSH.Mental disorders

Schizophrenia: phenomenology and aetiology

Schizophrenia: management and prognosis

Depression

Bipolar Affective Disorder

Stress reactions (Including bereavement)

Anxiety disorders

Obsessions and compulsions

Eating disorders

Personality disorders

Psychosexual disorders

Unusual psychiatric syndromes Substance misuse

Substance misuse

Alcohol abuse and dependence: Psychiatry of demographic groups

Child psychiatry I

Child psychiatry II

The psychiatry of adolescence

Learning disability

Cross-cultural psychiatry

Social exclusion

Disorders of female reproductive life

Functional disorders in old age: The interface of psychiatry and physical illness

Psychiatry and physical illness

Neuropsychiatry I

Neuropsychiatry II

Neuropsychiatry III

Acute confusional states

The dementias: Psychiatric management

Psychological treatments

Antipsychotics

Antidepressants

Other psychotropic drugs

ECT and other treatments

Psychiatry in the community

Forensic psychiatry

Mental Health legislation in England and Wales

Mental Health legislation in Scotland

Mental Health legislation in Northern Ireland

Preparing for exams

Self-assessment section

Further reading

Glossary

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