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Introductory textbook of psychiatry / author[s], Donald Black, M.D., Nancy Andreasen, M.D., Ph. D.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Black, Donald W., 1956- author.
- Andreasen, Nancy C., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychiatry.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- Sixth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : American Psychiatric Publishing, 2014.
- [Washington, D.C.] : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2014.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field both for students new to psychiatry and for students who are studying for their board exams. Chief among these was the publication of DSM-5®, which necessitated a complete restructuring of the text, the reformulation of many diagnostic categories, and the addition of new disorders.
- Contents:
- Diagnosis and classification
- Interviewing and assessment
- The neurobiology and genetics of mental illness
- Neurodevelopmental (child) disorders
- Schizophrenia spectrum and related disorders
- Mood disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
- Trauma- and stressor-related disorders
- Somatic symptom disorders and dissociative disorders
- Feeding and eating disorders
- Sleep-wake disorders
- Sexual dysfunction, gender dysphoria, and paraphilias
- Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders
- Substance-related and addictive disorders
- Neurocognitive disorders
- Personality disorders
- Psychiatric emergencies
- Legal issues
- Behavioral, cognitive, and psychodynamic treatments
- Psychopharmacology and electroconvulsive therapy.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource; title from digital home page (R2 Digital Library web site, viewed April 28, 2017).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Black, Donald W., 1956- Introductory textbook of psychiatry.
- ISBN:
- 9781585625383
- 1585625388
- OCLC:
- 892799554
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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