| Description |
2 volumes (xxvii, 2131 pages) : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. The subject matter of and approach to psychiatry -- 2. The scientific basis of psychiatric aetiology -- 3. Psychodynamic contributions to psychiatry -- 4. Clinical syndromes of adult psychiatry -- 5. Psychiatry and medicine -- 6. Treatment methods in psychiatry -- 7. Social psychiatry and service provision -- 8. The psychiatry of old age -- 9. Child and adolescent psychiatry -- 10. Mental retardation (learning disability) -- 11. Forensic psychiatry -- Index |
| Summary |
This new Oxford Textbook will become the definitive source for all psychiatrists and trainees. It covers all areas of general psychiatry in depth, and includes sections on each of the subspecialties (for example child psychiatry and forensic psychiatry). It is designed to be used by those in higher training, for continuing education and reaccreditation, and as a specialists' reference. The textbook has been planned with the three themes of contemporary psychiatry in mind. First, the subject has become more unified: there are no longer competing theoretical schools; the biological and psychosocial models have been largely reconciled; and the scientific and clinical points of view have been brought together in an evidence-based approach. The second theme is the importance of the social context in which psychiatry is practised, particularly as this takes place increasingly in the community. Thirdly, the practice of psychiatry is becoming increasingly similar in different countries; this book takes a worldwide approach with expert contributions from many countries. Accounts of clinical practice are linked to the underlying science, and to the evidence for the efficacy of treatments. Physical and psychological treatments, including psychodynamic approaches, are covered in depth. The history of psychiatry, ethics, public health aspects and public attitudes to psychiatry and to patients, are all given due attention. The book opens with a subject that is central to the editors' view of the practice of psychiatry: the patient's experience of psychiatric illness." -- OUP |
| Notes |
First published in paperback in 2003 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Mental disorders
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Mental illness.
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Psychiatry.
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Mental Disorders.
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Mental illness
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Psychiatry.
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| Author |
López Ibor, Juan José.
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Andreasen, Nancy C.
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Gelder, Michael G.
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| LC no. |
2001274437 |
| ISBN |
0198528108 paperback |
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0192629700 |
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