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First published in 2000, the Textbook of Psychiatry for Southern Africa 2e is a textbook for medical and allied health care students in Southern Africa. As a trusted resource for medical students in their clinical years, the Textbook of Psychiatry 2e is a key reference for doctors during their internship, community service, and in practice. Undergraduate students in allied professions, including Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Logopaedics, Psychology, Nursing, and Pharmacy will find it invaluable, as will postgraduate students studying the Diploma in Mental Health and Master's Degrees in Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Family Medicine, and Internal Medicine. Representing the work of thirty-six expert contributors from thirteen institutions, the book covers community-based primary health care and offers a South African, multicultural perspective on psychiatric disorders. It adopts a biopsychosocial, developmental and multisectoral approach, within a primary health care context, to build a holistic understanding of psychiatric care in a developing country. In addition, the book includes comprehensive coverage of special topics, including women's disorders, cultural psychiatry, HIV/Aids and psychiatric services; while case studies illustrate the complexity of disorders.

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Author:   Jonathan Burns ,  Louw Roos
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Southern Africa
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Southern Africa
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   1.288kg
ISBN:  

9780199046324

ISBN 10:   0199046328
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   14 August 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. History of Psychiatry 2. Classification in Psychiatry 3. Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics 4. The Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders 5. Psycho-Social Risk Factors for Psychiatric Disorders 6. Culture and Psychiatry 7. Clinical Assessment in Psychiatry 8. A Person-Centred Approach to Clinical Practice 9. Investigating Psychiatric Disorders PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS 10. Cognitive Disorders 11. Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders 12. Depressive Disorders 13. Bipolar Disorders 14. Anxiety, Fear and Panic 15. Trauma 16. OCD-Spectrum Disorders 17. Somatoform and Related Disorders 18. Dissociative Disorders 19. Alcohol-Related Disorders 20. Other Substance-Related Disorders 21. Behavioural Syndromes 22. Acute Stress and Stress-Related Disorders 23. Personality Disorders SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHIATRY 24. Reproductive Disorders in Women 25. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1: Assessment and the young child 26. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2: The older child and adolescent 27. Intellectual Disability 28. Psychogeriatrics 29. Psychiatry and Medicine 30. Neuropsychiatry 31. HIV and Mental Health 32. Emergency Psychiatry 33. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Psychiatry MANAGEMENT 34. Pharmacological and Other Treatments in Psychiatry 35. Psychological Interventions 36. Social Interventions 37. Public Mental Health 38. Combating Stigma APPENDICES Glossary Useful Scales and Instruments in Psychiatry Index

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