Introductory textbook of psychiatry / Nancy C. Andreasen, Donald W. Black.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andreasen, Nancy C.

Contributor:

Black, Donald W., 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatry.

Mental Disorders.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Disorders.

Physical Description:

xiii, 654 pages : illustrations (partly color) ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., 2006.

Summary:

user-friendly volume introduces students to a wide range of psychiatric diagnoses while providing additional coverage of special topics such as violence and suicide, legal issues, childhood disorders, sleep disorders, and both psychosocial and somatic therapies. It includes a detailed introduction to the interview process, a critical review of DSM, up-to-date information on drugs, and chapters devoted to specific conditions, from cognitive disorders to impulse-control disorders. Its didactic aids include compelling case vignettes and ?clinical pearls??even more numerous in this edition-plus self-assessment questions and a glossary newly added for this edition.

Contents:

Diagnosis and classification

Interviewing and assessment

The neurobiology and genetics of mental illness

Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorder

Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders

Mood disorders

Anxiety disorders

Somatoform, dissociative, and related disorders

Alcohol and drug-related disorders

Personality disorders

Sexual dysfunction, paraphilias, and gender identify disorders

Eating disorders

Adjustment disorders

Impulse-control disorders

Psychiatric emergencies

Child psychiatry

Sleep disorders

Legal issues

Psychological treatments

Psychopharmacology and electroconvulsive therapy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-555) and index.

ISBN:

1585622230

1585622729

OCLC:

65617533

Publisher Number:

9781585622726