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OverviewPsychiatry is not merely a branch of general medicine - it has a history and present configuration that is otherwise totally unique in medicine. But in the past fifty years the scope of psychiatry has moved far beyond the old institutional basis even as it is ever more enriched by developments in general medicine. This issue surveys not the content of psychiatric sciences, but the processes by which our care for millions of suffering human beings is being dramatically reshaped, despite many setbacks, generally for the better. These diverse qualitative and technical trends range from changing models of service delivery and finance, increased focus on quality innovations in education and workforce development, telehealth and electronic records, among many others. Each and all will touch the individual practitioner and affect every component of the health system with increasing benefit to care of patients and society at large. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter F. Buckley , Daniel R. WilsonPublisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Imprint: Saunders Volume: v. 31-1 ISBN: 9781416058694ISBN 10: 1416058699 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 01 March 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationPeter F Buckley, MD, is Professor and Chairman in the Department of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He immigrated to America in 1992 after completing his medical degree and post-doctoral training at the University College Dublin School of Medicine in Ireland. His thesis was on the subject of neuroimaging and neurodevelopment in schizophrenia. Before joining the Department of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Georgia, Dr Buckley was Professor of Psychiatry and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio and served as Medical Director at Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare System (NBHS), the adult state psychiatric services for Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio. Dr Buckley conducts research on the neurobiology and treatment of schizophrenia. He is author of a textbook on psychiatry and has edited eight specialist books on schizophrenia, as well as publishing widely in major psychiatric journals with over 250 book chapters, articles and abstracts. Dr Buckley is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Dual Diagnosis and is on the editorial board of five other journals. He is recipient of several awards for his work, including an Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Dr Buckley is also the recipient of the 2004 American Psychiatric Association Administrative Psychiatric Award. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |