Over the last 20 years, Examination Notes in Psychiatry has become one of the leading texts for trainee psychiatrists. The 4th edition maintains the core of valuable information that is required by any would-be psychiatrist, but has been completely revised and updated. Assessment and diagnosis form the foundation to each section, but are now enhanced by the inclusion of treatment algorithms and evidence based medicine. Changes to the nomenclature have been made to reflect current practice.



    The fully revised reading lists lead the reader to the latest papers and publications, and a glossary of relevant websites will provide even further resources - whether during the revision process, or for the professional requiring a rapid reference between consultations.



    The sheer volume of essential information, provided in a structured, focused format, makes Examination Notes in Psychiatry 4e essential reading for trainees, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals alike.

    1 Research methodology and statistics
    2 Descriptive psychopathology
    3 Schizophrenia
    4 Affective disorders
    5 Neurotic disorders
    6 Personality: development and disorders
    7 Eating disorders
    8 Human sexuality
    9 Alcohol dependence
    10 Drug dependence and gambling
    11 Suicide and non-fatal deliberate self-harm
    12 Uncommon psychiatric syndromes
    13 Organic psychiatry
    14 Psychiatric aspects of epilepsy and sleep disorders
    15 EEG and brain imaging in psychiatry
    16 Psychophysiological, somatoform, dissociative, and related disorders
    17 Psychogeriatrics
    18 Forensic psychiatry
    19 Child psychiatry
    20 Mental retardation
    21 Drug therapy
    22 Physical treatments
    23 Psychotherapy
    24 Community-orientated psychiatry
    25 Specific psychiatric problems of women
    26 Transcultural psychiatry
    27 Psychiatry and the Internet

    Biography

    Peter Buckley - Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Del Prewette - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, Palmetto Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

    Jonathan Bird - Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, The Burden Centre for Neuropsychiatry, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Division of Psychiatry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
    Glynn Harrison - Norah Cooke Hurle Professor of Mental Health, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

    Compared to other pocket books, this one keeps to the essentials yet remains remarkably comprehensive.


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