Psychiatry |
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Author:
| Harrison, Paul Geddes, John Sharpe, Michael |
Series title: | Lecture Notes Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4051-1869-9 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2005 |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $40.95 |
Book Description:
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Lecture Notes: Psychiatry takes a novel and common sense approach to psychiatry. It is written mainly for medical students and junior doctors on foundation programmes, although anyone wanting a concise account of the principles of clinical psychiatry will find the book a useful resource. The book emphasizes how psychiatry is not only a specialty, but an essential part of general medical practice. It starts with a clear description of psychiatric assessment, followed by brief but...
More DescriptionLecture Notes: Psychiatry takes a novel and common sense approach to psychiatry. It is written mainly for medical students and junior doctors on foundation programmes, although anyone wanting a concise account of the principles of clinical psychiatry will find the book a useful resource. The book emphasizes how psychiatry is not only a specialty, but an essential part of general medical practice. It starts with a clear description of psychiatric assessment, followed by brief but comprehensive accounts of all the important disorders, their causes and treatment. It provides an up-to-date and evidence-based approach that integrates the three core elements of psychiatry: biology, psychology and sociology. Each chapter ends with summary points for revision, and the book includes a series of multiple-choice questions with answers. Review quotes of the previous edition "...I found this book useful because of its relative simplicity: I was able to use it to understand the core course content in its simplest terms without getting lost in the enormousness of the speciality." Barts and The London Pre-publication reviews "...an essential read for medical students and mental health trainees" "...concise, readable...altogether a much better read than the usual dense texts of psychiatry," "...the chapter on the clinical appraisal of patients is excellent. I will use it in exams as well as in the clinic"