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This compact guide covers the entire range of psychiatric disorders and provide a reference to the diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered mental disorders in children and adults. Material is presented in outline format, with summaries covering etiology, epidemiology, clinical features, and treatments for a range of disorders. There is also material on psychopharmacological principles and prescribing methods. This third edition offers information on newly approved psychotropic agents, and updated color photos of major drugs. Can be used as a companion to the seventh edition of Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry. The authors teach psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine, and work as attending and consulting psychiatrists at several hospitals.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Info
New York Univ., NY. Handbook of psychiatric disorders, their diagnosis and treatments. New features include current information on newly approved psychotropic drugs, color plates of all major drugs used in psychiatry, and references to sections in the parent text, a Brandon-Hill title. In outline format. Previous edition: c1996. Softcover. DNLM: Mental Disorders--Handbooks.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this popular quick-reference handbook remains a staple for medical students on psychiatric rotations as well as psychiatric residents and practitioners. In an easy-to-scan outline format, the book presents the etiology, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and treatment of all psychiatric disorders. Additional chapters cover the psychiatric examination, special populations, psychotherapy, biological therapies, medication-induced movement disorders, legal issues, and laboratory tests. The book is replete with tables and includes color photographs of psychiatric drugs. Each chapter ends with suggestions for further reading, which include cross-references to specific page numbers in Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, Seventh Edition.

Organized largely by disease state, this book covers issues related to special populations, psychotherapy, biological therapies, medication-induced movement disorders, legal issues, and lab tests. Each chapter summarizes psychiatric disorders in terms of etiology, epidemiology, and clinical aspects of the disease and its treatment.

FEATURES:Designed in outline format for quick referenceTables including DSM-IV classificationsEach chapter ends with further readingsIncludes cross references to specific page numbers in Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 7E.Color photos of psychiatric drugs appear in the front of the bookEach chapter summarizes psychiatric disorders in terms of: etiology, epidemiology, clinical aspects of the disease & its treatment.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:Up-to-date information on new drugsCross-referencing to specific pages in CTP 7E.Updated drug color-photo spread

FROM THE CRITICS

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Nicholas Greco IV, MS (Abbott Laboratories)Description: This compact, yet completely up-to-date pocket handbook covers the entire range of psychiatric disorders and is an incontestable reference to the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness in children and adults. This third edition replaces the 1996 edition, and much like its predecessor, will become an invaluable tool and asset to the field of psychiatry. Purpose: The purpose is to provide an updated and revised edition to highlight the continuous changes within the field as well as to conform to the introduction of the DSM-IV-TR. The information is easily accessible for busy clinicians, and an affordable diagnostic and treatment reference for clinical rounds, Board review, medical education, and everyday clinical practice. The author's objectives are, as in their entire work, well-timed, indispensable, and without a doubt met by this latest edition. Audience: Intended mainly for psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, and medical students, this book will readily serve the needs of primary care physicians and mental health professionals such as psychologists, nurses, and social workers as well. Both authors are well respected and distinguished within the field of psychiatry, and their credibility is without question. Features: This book appropriately uses both black-and-white and color illustrations to highlight the various psychiatric disorders. The color illustrations provide a quick reference for physicians and also can help patients identify what medication they are taking. The index is thorough and each chapter is in-depth and lists, for example, key aspects of etiology, epidemiology, clinical features, and treatment including psychopharmacology. The authors provide an accessible format with convenient, appropriate, and indispensable information. Assessment: As clinical psychiatry continues to advance, the need for a reliable quick reference guide is vital to the stream of change. This latest publication is without a doubt in sync with the pulse of change and will be an essential asset and contribution to the field of mental health. I recommend this book without reservation.

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This compact guide covers the entire range of psychiatric disorders and provide a reference to the diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered mental disorders in children and adults. Material is presented in outline format, with summaries covering etiology, epidemiology, clinical features, and treatments for a range of disorders. There is also material on psychopharmacological principles and prescribing methods. This third edition offers information on newly approved psychotropic agents, and updated color photos of major drugs. Can be used as a companion to the seventh edition of . The authors teach psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine, and work as attending and consulting psychiatrists at several hospitals. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

RATING

5 Stars! from Doody

ACCREDITATION

Sadock, Benjamin J., MD; Sadock, Virginia A., MD