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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.89
EAN num: 9780470065716
ISBN number: 0470065710
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 4172
Printing Date: June 10, 2008
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Extensively revised and updated this edition reflects the progress and developments in the field. With 127 chapters and over 400 contributors this book is a truly comprehensive exposition of the specialty of psychiatry.
Written by well-known and highly regarded experts from around the world, it takes a patient-centered approach making it an indispensable resource for all those involved in the care of patients with psychiatric disorders.
For this new edition, the section on the Neuroscientific Foundations of Psychiatry has been completely revised, with a new author team recruited by Section Editors Jonathan Polan and Eric Kandel. The final section, Special Populations and Clinical Settings, features important new chapters on today’s most urgent topics, including the homeless, restraint and geriatric psychiatry.
Key features include: - Coverage of the entire field of psychiatry, from psychoanalysis to pharmacology and brain imaging, including family relations, cultural influence and change, epidemiology, genetics and behavioral medicine
- Clinical vignettes describing current clinical practice in an attractive design
- Numerous figures and tables that facilitate learning and comprehension appear throughout the text
- Clear comparisons of the DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 criteria for easy understanding in a global context
- Diagnostic and treatment decision trees to help both the novice and experienced reader
The chapter on Cognitive Behavioral Therapies by Edward Friedman, Michael Thase and Jesse Wright is freely available. Please click on Read Excerpt 2 above to read this superb exposition of these important therapies.
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