Robin Murray – Essential Psychiatry (4th edition)

Автор: Robin Murray
Название книги: Essential Psychiatry (4th edition)
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Психология
Страницы: 748
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

This is a major international textbook for psychiatrists and other professionals working in the field of mental healthcare. With contributions from opinion-leaders from around the globe, this book will appeal to those in training as well as experiences professionals seeking a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of effective clinical practice backed by research evidence.
The book is divided into cohesive sections moving from coverage of the tools and skills of the trade, through descriptions of the major psychiatric disorders and on to consider special topics and issues surrounding service organization. The final important section provides a comprehensive review of treatments covering all of the major modalities. This new and completely revised edition is the only book to provide this depth and breadth of coverage in an accessible, yet authoritative manner.

Essential Psychiatry is a premium international psychiatric
text with contributions fromleaders in their
respective fields. Whilst written essentially for the
clinician, it encompasses the very latest research
findings and has extensive and up-to-date referencing.
It is a completely revised and updated version
of Essentials of Postgraduate Psychiatry, 3rd ed. (eds.
R. Murray, P. Hill, P. McGuffin; Cambridge University
Press, 1997). Although it maintains the overall
structure of that volume, it expands and extends its
scope and includes cutting-edge contributions from
a wide range of authors (from Europe, the Americas,
Australia, Asia and Africa).
Care has been taken to ensure that, whilst chapters
present contemporary research and clinical
practice, they also reflect the rich historical heritage
of the field of psychiatry. Both the major classification
systems – the American Psychiatric Association’s
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorder and the World Health Organization’s International
Classification of Diseases – are referenced
throughout, with pointers to overlaps and differences
between these systems.
The book is organized into sections, beginning
with The Tools of Psychiatry and followed by Psychiatric
Disorders (including discrete chapters on
child and adolescent and old age psychiatry), Special
Topics (e.g. social and transcultural aspects
of psychiatry), Psychiatry in Specific Settings (e.g.
psychiatry in primary care; community psychiatry)
and Treatments in Psychiatry (covering biological,
psychological and family interventions). Each chapter
has supportive material, including tables and
clinically focused fact boxes. The result is a book
which can be read through from beginning to end,
particular chapters read separately or sections read
together. Each chapter, whilst standing alone, is
cross-referenced to other chapters where relevant.
The use of headings and subheadings and a comprehensive
index make quick reference to specific
topics easy.
We believe this book will be a major reference
work for psychiatrists andmental health professionals
across the world, as well as providing a comprehensive
resource for psychiatric trainees which
will endurewell beyond their trainee years, and continue
to be a source of knowledge and wisdom for
years to come.
RobinM.Murray, Kenneth S. Kendler,