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Essential Notes in Psychiatry / edited by Victor Olisah.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olisah, Victor, Editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychiatry--United States.
- Psychiatry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (596 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- IntechOpen 2012
- Rijeka, Croatia : IntechOpen, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Psychiatry is one of the major specialties of medicine, and is concerned with the study and treatment of mental disorders. In recent times the field is growing with the discovery of effective therapies and interventions that alleviate suffering in people with mental disorders. This book of psychiatry is concise and clearly written so that it is usable for doctors in training, students and clinicians dealing with psychiatric illness in everyday practice. The book is a primer for those beginning to learn about emotional disorders and psychosocial consequences of severe physical and psychological trauma; and violence. Emphasis is placed on effective therapies and interventions for selected conditions such as dementia and suicide among others and the consequences of stress in the workplace. The book also highlights important causes of mental disorders in children.
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (IntechOpen, viewed October 16, 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9789535169864
- 9535169866
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