This is a quick reference book for the management of psychiatric medical emergencies. The book is aimed at practicing psychiatrists, residents, students, social workers, nurses and any other mental health professsional in the accident and emergency department.
Behavioral Science/Clinical Psychiatry - International Edition - Updated with DSM-5
The updated 11th edition of this best-selling resource in psychiatry offers a comprehensive overview for clinicians, residents, and students involved in mental health care. With over 40 years of success, it presents an in-depth discussion of behavioral sciences and clinical psychiatry, integrating all DSM-5 criteria. This edition features diagnostic tables for major psychiatric disorders and a psychopharmacology section organized by mechanisms of action, including new and forthcoming medications. Enhanced learning is supported through extensive case studies and illustrations. It also covers the latest treatment methods, including newly introduced psychotherapeutic techniques. The section on neurocognitive disorders has been completely revised to align with the DSM-5 model, and the expanded child psychiatry section now includes a guide for diagnosing and treating autism spectrum disorder and other childhood disorders. Renowned as a reliable and objective compendium, this resource continues to be the leading clinical psychiatric reference for professionals in the US and worldwide, maintaining its tradition of accuracy and trustworthiness from established authorities in the field.
Ideal for any student or health care professional who needs an authoritative text that is sharply focused on clinical psychiatry, this book contains the most relevant clinical material from the bestselling "Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, 10th Edition" and includes updated information on recently introduced psychiatric drugs.
Thoroughly updated, this popular quick-reference handbook summarizes the etiology, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of all psychiatric disorders in adults and children.
This reference provides, for each disorder, key points of aetiology, epidemiology, clinical picture, and treatment. Psychopharmacological principles are presented for the range of drugs used in treating mental and emotional conditions, and there is a colour psychotropic drug identification guide.