This fully updated third edition of "Psychiatry in Medical Practice" takes into account major changes in medical education since 1994. New sections provideinformation on problem-based learning and observed structured clinical examinations. Divided into four sections, this book covers: clinical approaches to the patient; syndromes of disorder; disorders related to stages of the life cycle; and, services, ethics and the law. As well as retaining the key features of the previous editions, this book includes two brand new chapters on risk assessment and the Mental Health Service. A handy portable reference card is alsoincluded; this has been updated to incorporate a scale for assessing cerebralimpairment in the elderly, and a new assessment of suicidal risk scale. This highly practical book is an essential guide for all medical students and doctors in training who are involved with psychiatry. It is also a useful referencetool for those who are more experienced in the field. INDICE: Part I: Clinical Approach To The Patient. Introduction. Interview Techniques and History Taking. Examination of the Mental State. Risk Assessments. Syndromes and Diagnosis. Aetiology. Investigations. Treatment. Prognosis. Formulation. Part II: Syndromes of Disorder. Psychiatric Aspects of Physical Disease. Organic Brain Disease. Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorders. BipolarIllness. Internalising Disorders 1: Anxiety and Depression. Internalising Disorders 2: Somatisation. Externalising Disorders - Dependence on Alcohol and Drugs & Eating Disorders. Personality Disorders. Part III: Particular Parts of the Life Cycle. Learning Disability. Childhood and Adolescence. Sexual and Reproductive Disorders. Old Age. Part IV: Services, Ethics and the Law. Mental Health Services. Ethical Dilemmas and Legal Aspects.
- ISBN: 978-0-415-42544-5
- Editorial: Routledge
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha Publicación: 31/03/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés