Psychiatry at a Glance, 4th Edition

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Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-11-01
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and now in full-colour, Psychiatry at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Fully revised and updated to reflect changes to the content and assessment methods used by medical schools, this at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of psychiatry to encapsulate all that the student needs to know.This new edition of Psychiatry at a Glance: - Contains full-colour artwork throughout, making the subject even easier to understand - Presents schematic diagrams on the left page and concise explanations on the right - Features a new chapter on Social Exclusion, more coverage of UK health care legislation, expanded chapters on Psychiatric History and Mental State Examination, and the World Health Organisation International Classification of Diseases - Contains self-assessment material, including EMQs, structured case study questions, and sample OSCE stations - Includes a new glossary and a fully updated further reading section, focussing on up-to-date reviews. This book is an invaluable resource for all medical students, junior doctors, psychiatry nurses and allied health professionals who need an introduction to Psychiatry.

Author Biography

Cornelius Katona, Honorary Professor, Department of Mental and Health Sciences, University College
London; Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Claudia Cooper, Senior Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry, University College London; Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Camden and Islington Foundation Trust


Mary Robertson, Emeritus Professor in Neuropsychiatry, University College London; Visiting Professor and Honorary Consultant, St George’s Hospital and Medical School London

Table of Contents

Assessment and Management
The psychiatric history
The mental state examination
Diagnosis and classification
Risk assessment and management
Suicide and DSH.Mental disorders
Schizophrenia: phenomenology and aetiology
Schizophrenia: management and prognosis
Depression
Bipolar Affective Disorder
Stress reactions (Including bereavement)
Anxiety disorders
Obsessions and compulsions
Eating disorders
Personality disorders
Psychosexual disorders
Unusual psychiatric syndromes Substance misuse
Substance misuse
Alcohol abuse and dependence: Psychiatry of demographic groups
Child psychiatry I
Child psychiatry II
The psychiatry of adolescence
Learning disability
Cross-cultural psychiatry
Social exclusion
Disorders of female reproductive life
Functional disorders in old age: The interface of psychiatry and physical illness
Psychiatry and physical illness
Neuropsychiatry I
Neuropsychiatry II
Neuropsychiatry III
Acute confusional states
The dementias: Psychiatric management
Psychological treatments
Antipsychotics
Antidepressants
Other psychotropic drugs
ECT and other treatments
Psychiatry in the community
Forensic psychiatry
Mental Health legislation in England and Wales
Mental Health legislation in Scotland
Mental Health legislation in Northern Ireland
Preparing for exams
Self-assessment section
Further reading
Glossary
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