Full Description
This fully updated third edition of Psychiatry in Medical Practice takes into account major changes in medical education since 1994. New sections provide information 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
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 also included; this has been updated to incorporate a scale for assessing cerebral impairment 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 reference tool for those who are more experienced in the field.
Contents
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. Bipolar Illness. Internalising Disorders: 1 Anxiety and Depression. Internalising Disorders 2: Somatisation. Externalising Disorders - Dependence on Alcohol and Drugs and 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.
