Overview

Widely recognised as the standard text for trainee psychiatrists, the Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry stands head and shoulders above the competition. Written by three of the most experienced clinicians and researchers in European psychiatry and neuroscience, the text has been honed over five editions and displays a fluency, authority and insight which is not only rarely found but makes the process of assimilating information as smooth and enjoyable as possible. The book provides an introduction to all the clinical topics required by the trainee psychiatrist, including all the sub-specialties and major psychiatric conditions. Throughout, the authors emphasize the basic clinical skills required for the full assessment and understanding of the patient. Discussion of treatment includes not only scientific evidence, but also practical problems in the management of individual patients.

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Author:   Michael Gelder ,  Philip Cowen ,  Paul Harrison
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   2.013kg
ISBN:  

9780198568964

ISBN 10:   0198568967
Pages:   856
Publication Date:   01 April 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780199605613
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

1. Symptoms and signs of psychiatric disorders; 2. Classification and diagnosis; 3. Assessment; 4. Ethics and civil law; 5. Aetiology; 6. Evidence-based approaches to psychiatry; 7. Personality and personality disorder; 8. Reactions to stressful experiences; 9. Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders; 10. Somatoform and dissociative disorders; 11. Mood disorders; 12. Schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like disorders; 13. Paranoid symptoms and delusional disorders; 14. Dementia, delirium and other neuropsychiatric disorders; 15. Eating disorders and sleep disorders; 16. Psychiatry and medicine; 17. Suicide and deliberate self-harm; 18. The misuse of drugs and alcohol; 19. Problems related to sexuality and gender identity; 20. Psychiatry of the elderly; 21. Drugs and other physical treatment; 22. Psychological treatment; 23. Psychiatric services; 24. Child psychiatry; 25. Learning disability (mental retardation); 26. Forensic psychiatry

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