Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry

by Andreasen, Nancy C.; Black, Donald W.

• ISBN13: 9781585620364
• ISBN10: 158562036X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc

Summary

A comprehensive guide for undergraduate medical students and residents, Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry, Second Edition, includes an introduction to DSM-IV, tips for practical guidance, and information about treatment. This revised edition incorporates recent advances in clinical and neuroscience research and is consistent with DSM-IV.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition	ix
Preface to the Second Edition	xiii
Preface to the First Edition	xvii
SECTION 1 Background
The Global Burden of Mental Illness: From Biblical Times to the Twenty-First Century	3	(18)
Diagnosis and Classification	21	(24)
Interviewing and Assessment	45	(46)
Laboratory Tests	91	(42)
The Neurobiology of Mental Illness	133	(50)
SECTION 2 Psychiatric Disorders
Cognitive Disorders	183	(28)
Schizophrenia	211	(40)
Delusional Disorder and Other Psychotic Disorders	251	(18)
Mood Disorders	269	(46)
Anxiety Disorders	315	(32)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	347	(16)
Somatoform and Related Disorders	363	(26)
Dissociative Disorders	389	(14)
Alcohol-Related Disorders	403	(20)
Other Substance-Related Disorders	423	(34)
Personality Disorders	457	(34)
Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders	491	(24)
Eating Disorders	515	(16)
Adjustment Disorders	531	(10)
Impulse-Control Disorders	541	(12)
SECTION 3 Special Topics
Suicide and Violent Behavior	553	(16)
Psychiatric Aspects of HIV Infection	569	(20)
Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence	589	(54)
Sleep Disorders	643	(24)
Legal Issues in Psychiatry	667	(14)
SECTION 4 Treatments
Psychosocial Treatments	681	(28)
Somatic Treatments	709	(52)
Appendix	761	(38)
Index	799