Introduction To Psychiatry
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Author | : Audrey Walker |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 529 |
Release | : 2021-08-12 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0521279844 |
An accessible and comprehensive textbook providing an essential foundation in contemporary psychiatry for medical students and trainees.
Author | : Jo Augustus |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2019-01-16 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1526475995 |
"A clear, straightforward guide to the issues around mental health [and] a useful starting resource for non-mental health practitioners to develop their understanding of the processes involved in mental health." Joanne Fisher, Senior Practice Educator, Cambridge University Hospitals An Introduction to Mental Health is essential reading for anyone learning the fundamentals of mental health. Written for an interdisciplinary audience with no prior knowledge of mental health practice, the book uses a patient-centred focus and covers the historical context of mental health through to contemporary issues, including mental health law, policy, professional practice, equality and diversity in the sector, and international perspectives. Key learning features include concept summaries, reflective points, case studies and reflective exercises to help situate content in the context of practice.
Author | : Phillip R. Slavney |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2005-04-25 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780801880964 |
"This book provides a thoughtful overview of where psychotherapy fits into the overall schema of psychiatric training and practice, and it offers the tools for establishing therapeutic relationships with the great variety of distressed patients who seek competent and professional psychiatric care." --p. xi.
Author | : Nancy C. Andreasen |
Publisher | : American Psychiatric Publishing |
Total Pages | : 870 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
The third edition of this bestselling, lively text depicts psychiatry as a field virtually exploding with new knowledge. Its two distinguished authors, whose work as scholars, teachers, and research scientists enhances this volume's appeal, present the fundamentals for practicing psychiatry. This dynamic field is summarized in four sections: "background" (e.g., history, diagnosis, neurobiology), "psychiatric disorders" (e.g., cognitive, mood, anxiety, dissociative, and personality disorders), "special topics" (e.g., violent behavior, legal issues), and psychosocial and somatic "treatments," In addition to exciting new findings about specific psychiatric disorders and new case vignettes, illustrations, and tables, the authors include expanded chapters on the psychiatric aspects of AIDS, reflecting the exponential increase in knowledge about this still-unchecked worldwide epidemic, and on somatic treatments, reflecting the burgeoning knowledge about new drug treatments, particularly antidepressants. The authors have also added the Beck Depression Inventory-a self-report patient questionnaire to help the clinician obtain an objective measure of the patient's condition-to their helpful appendix of commonly used diagnostic scales and measurements. The authors also include model curriculum recommendations for students and psychiatry clerkship directors. Popular among an increasing number of professors, this highly readable, comprehensive textbook is targeted specifically for third- and fourth-year medical students rotating through psychiatry and first- and second-year residents, and generally for clinicians in private practice, social workers, nursing students, physician's assistants, and laypersons interested in learning more about psychiatric illnesses.
Author | : Linda Gask |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2004-06-22 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1412932106 |
A Short Introduction to Psychiatry is designed to give readers a clear picture of the profession of psychiatry as it is today as well as an understanding of the subject from which to develop further study. The author describes the development of the profession, the route to qualification and the scope of contemporary practice, including the work done by psychiatrists in a range of specialisms - from child psychiatry to addiction services and forensic psychiatry. Drawing on the experience of people who have been through psychiatric treatment, the book also explores what psychiatry is like from the patient′s/user′s perspective. Many criticisms have been levelled against the profession and the author, Linda Gask, summarizes key debates which have been and continue to be played out between psychiatry′s critics and its defenders. A Short Introduction to Psychiatry is for anyone looking into psychiatry for the first time, whether with a view to training or out of more general interest.
Author | : Lucy Johnstone |
Publisher | : Straight Talking Introductions |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-02 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9781906254667 |
A straight talking, myth busting book about psychiatric diagnosis and the flaws therein by a leading critical voice.
Author | : Peggy Series |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2020-11-24 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0262360713 |
The first introductory textbook in the emerging, fast-developing field of computational psychiatry. Computational psychiatry applies computational modeling and theoretical approaches to psychiatric questions, focusing on building mathematical models of neural or cognitive phenomena relevant to psychiatric diseases. It is a young and rapidly growing field, drawing on concepts from psychiatry, psychology, computer science, neuroscience, electrical and chemical engineering, mathematics, and physics. This book, accessible to nonspecialists, offers the first introductory textbook in computational psychiatry.
Author | : Edited by Dilip V. Jeste M.D. |
Publisher | : American Psychiatric Pub |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2015-04-28 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1585624950 |
While there are a number of books on positive psychology, Positive Psychiatry is unique in its biological foundation and medical rigor and is the only book designed to bring positive mental health ideas and interventions into mainstream psychiatric research, training, and clinical practice. After an overview describing the definition, history, and goals of positive psychiatry, the contributors—pioneers and thought leaders in the field—explore positive psychosocial factors, such as resilience and psychosocial growth; positive outcomes, such as recovery and well-being; psychotherapeutic and behavioral interventions, among others; and special topics, such as child and geriatric psychiatry, diverse populations, and bioethics. The book successfully brings the unique skill sets and methods of psychiatry to the larger positive health movement. Each chapter highlights key points for current clinical services, as practiced by psychiatrists, primary care doctors, and nurses, as well as those in allied health and mental health fields. These readers will find Positive Psychiatry to be immensely helpful in bringing positive mental health concepts and interventions into the clinical arena.
Author | : Robert J. Waldinger |
Publisher | : American Psychiatric Pub |
Total Pages | : 636 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780880487894 |
This popular book gives medical students, primary care physicians, nurses, social workers, and psychologists a jargon-free introduction to the basics, including topics such as schizophrenia, electroconvulsive therapy, transference, and tranquilizers.
Author | : Joanna Moncrieff |
Publisher | : Straight Talking Introductions Series |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2020-09-24 |
Genre | : Psychotropic drugs |
ISBN | : 9781910919651 |
In an era when more people are taking psychiatric drugs than ever before, Joanna Moncrieff's explosive book challenges the claims for their mythical powers. Drawing on extensive research, she demonstrates that psychiatric drugs do not 'treat' or 'cure' mental illness by acting on hypothesised chemical imbalances or other abnormalities in the brain. There is no evidence for any of these ideas. Moreover, any relief the drugs may offer from the distress and disturbance of a mental disorder can come at great cost to people's physical health and their ability to function in day-to-day life. And, once on these drugs, coming off them can be very difficult indeed. This book is a wake-up call to the potential damage we are doing to ourselves by relying on chemical cures for human distress. Its clear, concise explanations will enable people to make a fully informed decision about the benefits and harms of these drugs and whether and how to come off them if they so choose.