Essentials of Psychiatry

by Hales, Robert E., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9781585629336
• ISBN10: 1585629332
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING INC

Summary

Now in its third edition, Essentials of Psychiatryprovides a synopsis of the most important clinical material included within the fifth edition of The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry, a work hailed as "the best reference for the majority of practicing psychiatrists" (Doody's Book Reviews). Revised and updated to incorporate the latest research findings, this economical paperback abridgement of the Textbookpresents, in distilled form, the core knowledge base of clinical psychiatry by focusing on information of greatest relevance to students, residents, and practicing clinicians. To create the Essentials, the editors meticulously vetted the original Textbook's 44 chapters and selected those they deemed most important for clinical practice. The resulting 22 chapters constitute a concise yet comprehensive tutorial on clinical psychiatry and are presented in a manner that is at once interesting and accessible. Included in this volume are • Two chapters dedicated to psychiatric interviewing and diagnostic assessment (including laboratory testing and neuroimaging).• Twelve chapters covering clinically common psychiatric disorders (delirium and dementia; substance abuse; schizophrenia; and mood, anxiety, somatoform, adjustment, impulse-control, personality, childhood-onset, sleep, and eating disorders).• Four chapters summarizing major treatments and therapies (psychopharmacology, brief psychotherapies, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and cognitive therapy).• Two chapters focused on specific patient populations (children/adolescents, and seniors).• Two chapters addressing additional critical issues (psychiatry and the law; suicide).A unique feature of this text is the collaboration of junior and senior authors for many of the chapters. The resulting blend of new insights and fresh perspectives with profound wisdom and vast research and clinical experience enriches the material and increases its appeal to readers of diverse backgrounds and levels of educational and clinical experience.A broad, integrated knowledge of medicine, psychology, and neuroscience is the foundation of psychiatric practice and the optimal basis for treatment decisions. Essentials of Psychiatry, Third Edition, makes this key knowledge accessible to psychiatry residents and practitioners alike and will also prove useful to physicians in other fields (e.g., family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, neurology), as well as to interested laypersons and nonmedical professionals such as clergy and members of the bar.

Author Biography

Robert E. Hales, M.D., M.B.A., is Joe P. Tupin Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., and Medical Director of the Sacramento County Mental Health Service in Sacramento, California.

Stuart C. Yudofsky, M.D., is D.C. and Irene Ellwood Professor and Chairman of the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine, and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry of The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.

Glen O. Gabbard, M.D., is Brown Foundation Chair of Psychoanalysis and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Director of the Baylor Psychiatry Clinic, at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is also Training and Supervising Analyst at the Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute in Houston.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xv
The Psychiatric Interview and Mental Status Examination	p. 1
Laboratory Testing and Imaging Studies in Psychiatry	p. 15
Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders	p. 41
Substance-Related Disorders	p. 83
Schizophrenia	p. 111
Mood Disorders	p. 151
Anxiety Disorders	p. 185
Somatoform Disorders	p. 229
Adjustment Disorders	p. 255
Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified	p. 271
Personality Disorders	p. 293
Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence	p. 325
Sleep Disorders	p. 383
Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Obesity	p. 429
Psychopharmacology	p. 455
Brief Psychotherapies	p. 525
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy	p. 541
Cognitive Therapy	p. 559
Treatment of Children and Adolescents	p. 589
Treatment of Seniors	p. 643
Psychiatry and the Law	p. 661
Suicide	p. 699
Index	p. 719
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