An Outline of Modern Psychiatry

by JenniferHughes (Author)

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  Paperback
  1986

  $16.38

  This new edition of Jennifer Hughes' successful book presents as before a comprehensive account of current practice in psychiatry. It covers classification, causes and prevention of psychiatric disorders and gives practical information on history- taking, mental state examination and investigation. Each of the major syndromes is discussed, as well as the psychiatry of special age groups and populations. The second edition has been expanded to take account of recent advances in knowledge, and provides many new, recently-published references. The chapter on the Mental Health Act has been rewritten in the light of the 1983 legislation. In addition, the author has adapted the text to make it useful not only to psychiatrists in training and practice, but to readers in other specialities with no previous knowledge of the subject.

• Used

  Paperback
  1990

  $6.12

  This accessible summary of the current practices in modern psychiatry has been brought up to date by introducing new topics such as genetic research, post-traumatic stress disorder, the psychiatry of AIDS, child sexual abuse and the modern classification systems ICD-10 and DSM-111-R. This edition has been expanded to account for recent advances and to offer more information to readers lacking prior knowledge of psychiatry, it retains the framework of the previous editions by including a summary of classfication, causes and prevention of psychiatric conditions; a practical review of history-taking, mental state examination and investigation; the major syndromes; psychiatry of special age groups and populations; and treatment methods. A glossary of terms, case histories and a revised further reading'' list round out coverage of this most recent edition.