Shorter Oxford textbook of psychiatry / Paul Harrison, Philip Cowen, Tom Burns, Mina Fazel.

By:

Harrison, P. J. (Paul J.), 1960-

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018Edition: Seventh editionDescription: 884 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780198747437 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Psychiatry -- Textbooks

DDC classification:

616.89 HAR

Contents:

1 Signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders; 2 Classification; 3 Assessment; 4 Ethics and civil law; 5 Aetiology; 6 Evidence-based approaches to psychiatry; 7 Reactions to stressful experiences; 8 Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders; 9 Depression; 10 Bipolar disorder; 11 Schizophrenia; 12 Paranoid symptoms and syndromes; 13 Eating, sleep, and sexual disorders; 14 Dementia, delirium, and other neuropsychiatric disorders; 15 Personality and personality disorder; 16 Child psychiatry 17 Intellectual disability (mental retardation)18 Forensic psychiatry; 19 Psychiatry of the elderly; 20 The misuse of alcohol and drugs; 21 Suicide and deliberate self-harm; 22 Psychiatry and medicine; 23 Global psychiatry; 24 Psychological treatments; 25 Drugs and other physical treatments; 26 Psychiatric services; References; Index.

Summary: Widely recognized as the standard text for trainee psychiatrists, the Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry stands head and shoulders above the competition. The text has been honed over seven editions, displaying a fluency, authority, and insight rarely found in textbooks which makes the process of assimilating information effective and enjoyable. The book provides an introduction to all the clinical topics, sub-specialties, and major psychiatric conditions required by the trainee psychiatrist. Throughout, the authors emphasize the basic clinical skills required for full assessment and understanding of the patient. Discussion of treatment includes not only scientific evidence, but also practical problems in the management of patients in a family and social context. Full attention to ethical and legal issues is given within the evidence-based approach to practice provided in the text. Introductory chapters focus on recognition of signs and symptoms, classification and diagnosis, psychiatric assessment, and aetiology. Further chapters deal with all the major psychiatric syndromes, as well as providing detailed coverage of pharmacological and psychological treatments. The book gives equal prominence to ICD and DSM classifications - often with direct comparisons - making the book relevant to the practice of psychiatry throughout the world. Boasting greater use of summary boxes, tables, and lists within a new modern design, the Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry remains the most up-to-date secondary level textbook of psychiatry available. The extensive bibliography has been brought up-to-date and there are targeted reading lists for each chapter. The Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry fulfills all the study and revision needs of psychiatric trainees, but will also prove useful to medical students, GPs, qualified psychiatrists, and those in related fields who need to be kept informed with current psychiatric practice.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	616.89 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K2759

Previous edition: 2012.
Rs.2,995/-

Includes bibliographical references (pages 802-857) and index.

Widely recognized as the standard text for trainee psychiatrists, the Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry stands head and shoulders above the competition. The text has been honed over seven editions, displaying a fluency, authority, and insight rarely found in textbooks which makes the process of assimilating information effective and enjoyable.

The book provides an introduction to all the clinical topics, sub-specialties, and major psychiatric conditions required by the trainee psychiatrist. Throughout, the authors emphasize the basic clinical skills required for full assessment and understanding of the patient. Discussion of treatment includes not only scientific evidence, but also practical problems in the management of patients in a family and social context.

Full attention to ethical and legal issues is given within the evidence-based approach to practice provided in the text. Introductory chapters focus on recognition of signs and symptoms, classification and diagnosis, psychiatric assessment, and aetiology. Further chapters deal with all the major psychiatric syndromes, as well as providing detailed coverage of pharmacological and psychological treatments. The book gives equal prominence to ICD and DSM classifications - often with direct comparisons - making the book relevant to the practice of psychiatry throughout the world.

Boasting greater use of summary boxes, tables, and lists within a new modern design, the Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry remains the most up-to-date secondary level textbook of psychiatry available. The extensive bibliography has been brought up-to-date and there are targeted reading lists for each chapter. The Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry fulfills all the study and revision needs of psychiatric trainees, but will also prove useful to medical students, GPs, qualified psychiatrists, and those in related fields who need to be kept informed with current psychiatric practice.

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