Understanding Biological Psychiatry

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Illustrated
1996
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He explains how biological psychiatrists consider the biology of the individual as an integral part of the whole picture and demonstrates a new way of conceptualizing clinical problems. The book has a practical bent, discussing, for example, when and how to refer to a psychiatrist, even describing how to explain this new perspective to a patient. The author's conversational style, as well as many figures, tables, and case illustrations, makes Understanding Biological Psychiatry a guide that is sure to be well-read and often referred to by therapists and physicians.

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He explains how biological psychiatrists consider the biology of the individual as an integral part of the whole picture and demonstrates a new way of conceptualizing clinical problems. The book has a practical bent, discussing, for example, when and how to refer to a psychiatrist, even describing how to explain this new perspective to a patient. The author's conversational style, as well as many figures, tables, and case illustrations, makes Understanding Biological Psychiatry a guide that is sure to be well-read and often referred to by therapists and physicians.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 328
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc.
Published: 26 Jun 1996
ISBN 10: 0393701913
ISBN 13: 9780393701913

Media Reviews

Dr. Hedaya deserves the highest praise and appreciation for offering such a compendium of vital biologic information. He has managed to distill for the nonpsychiatrist the relevant neurobiological and physiological information we need to do the hard work of diagnosis and treatment...This book will be at my fingertips each time I make a diagnosis, make a referral, and design a treatment plan. -- Carolyn L. Shertzer, PhD
This book is packed with wisdom and insights drawn from the archives of a master clinician-it will prove extremely helpful to therapists of all kinds. -- Norman E. Rosenthal, MD

Author Bio

Robert J. Hedaya is Founder, National and New York Centers for Whole Psychiatry, Chevy Chase, Maryland and Manhattan, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University School of Medicine.