The book is intended mainly for psychiatrists in training, but will also be found useful by medical students, general practitioners, and practising psychiatrists. * Major new introductory textbook of clinical psychiatry * Up to date * Deals with all teh topics required by teh trainee psychiatrist * Reading lists given for each chapter * Comprehensive * Extensive bibliography * Emphasizes descriptions of syndromes and practical aspects of treatment

Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry (Oxford Medical Publications)

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Gelder, Michael

Mayou, Richard

Gath, Dennis

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Oxford University Press

Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry

This textbook of clinical psychiatry aims to provide an introduction to all the clinical topics required by the trainee psychiatrist. It deals mainly with general adult psychiatry, but also includes introductory chapters on the sub-specialities of child psychiatry, mental retardation and forensic psychiatry. The section on general psychiatry includes coverage of organic mental disorders, the major functional mental illnesses, neuroses, personality disorders, psychosexual disorders, dependence on alcohol and drugs and the psychiatry of old age. Throughout, the emphasis is on the basic clinical skills required for the full assessment and understanding of the patient. In this new edition the text has been revised to include recent advances in knowledge and practice, and details of the ICDIO and DSMIIIR classification systems in the sections dealing with clinical syndromes.

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University of Oxford, U.K. Abridgement of the author's Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry. For medical students or general practitioners. Focuses on treatment rather than etiology, and when to refer to a psychiatrist.

Concise Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry (Oxford Medical Publications)

This concise, practical guidebook by the authors of the widely successful Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry (now in its second edition) is for clinical medical students, general practitioners, and other professionals who see patients with psychiatric problems. It focuses on management of psychiatric problems in everyday clinical practice, and advises general clinicians when to manage problems themselves and when to refer to a psychiatrist.

Concise Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry

This third edition of the Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry has been revised extensively to take account of new knowledge and advances in practice reported since the publication of the second edition. It has been revised and reorganized to incorporate the latest revisions of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD10) and of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSMIV). The most significantly altered sections of the book are Chapter 6, which is now concerned with stress-related and adjustment disorders, Chapter 17, on drugs and other physical treatments, Chapter 18, on psychological treatments, and Chapter 19, in which the account of psychiatric services has been revised extensively. Elsewhere , necessary changes have been made to bring the book up to date while preserving the original clinical descriptions.

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Cowen, Philip

Worship & Devotion

This is a hot practical book for clinical medical students, and clinicians and health workers who see patients with psychiatric problems in the course of their practice. Taking an evidence-based approach, this text emphasizes the assessment of psychiatric problems and focuses on their management in everyday clinical practice, giving advice on the management and referral of patients to specialist psychiatrists. In this edition there are numerous tables, advanced information boxes and other features to make the book easy-to-use.

Psychiatry (Oxford Core Texts)

Geddes, John

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Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry

This Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry succeeds the Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, third edition (1996). It continues in the tradition of providing clear, comprehensive and practical coverage of clinical psychiatry specifically tailored to the needs of trainees, as well as providing a useful reference work for psychiatrists in practice and general practitioners. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated with the help of a team of expert advisors; however, it continues to be written by just three authors retaining a uniform style throughout, achieving cohesive and comprehensive coverage. The revision pays particular attention to the considerable advances in knowledge derived from the field of neuroscience, as well as including new chapters on an evidence-based approach to practice, somatoform and dissociative disorders, eating disorders and ethics. The text and layout have been redesigned with greater use of illustrations, tables, lists and summary boxes, and the comprehensive reference section has been revised and brought right up-to-date.

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Biological Sciences

This Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry succeeds the Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, third edition (1996). It continues in the tradition of providing clear, comprehensive and practical coverage of clinical psychiatry specifically tailored to the needs of trainees, as well as providing a useful reference work for psychiatrists in practice and general practitioners. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated with the help of a team of expert advisors. The revision pays particular attention to the considerable advances in knowledge derived from the field of neuroscience, as well as emphasizing an evidence-based approach to practice and attention to ethical issues. In addition, there are new chapters on somatoform and dissociative disorders, neuropsychiatry and sleep disorders and eating disorders. The text and layout have been redesigned with greater use of illustrations, tables, lists and summary boxes, and the comprehensive reference section has been brought right up to date.

This thoroughly revised new edition of Psychiatry, An Oxford Core Text, introduces the subject to the medical student in a concise, innovative and memorable way. Praised by lecturers and students alike for making even the most esoteric aspects of psychiatry accessible, this book will also appeal to social work and clinical psychology students, general practitioners and clinicians and health workers who see patients with psychiatric problems in the course of their practice. The book covers the most important psychiatric problems and includes a comprehensive coverage of signs, symptoms and diagnosis, assessment, aetiology, and psychiatry and the law. The book has been thoroughly revised and updated for this edition, and is in line with GMC guidelines on the teaching of psychiatry. The revised user-friendly, accessible text design is in response to student feedback. New material includes chapters which bring together somatoform and dissociative disorders, and disorders of eating and sleeping.

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Medicine

Widely recognised as the standard text for trainee psychiatrists, the 'Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry' stands head and shoulders above the competition. Written by three of the most experienced clinicians and researchers in European psychiatry and neuroscience, the text has been honed over five editions and displays a fluency, authority and insight which is not only rarely found but makes the process of assimilating information as smooth and enjoyable as possible. The book provides an introduction to all the clinical topics required by the trainee psychiatrist, including all the sub-specialties and major psychiatric conditions. Throughout, the authors emphasize the basic clinical skills required for the full assessment and understanding of the patient. Discussion of treatment includes not only scientific evidence, but also practical problems in the management of individual patients. The text emphasizes an evidence-based approach to practice and gives full attention to ethical and legal issues. Introductory chapters focus on recognition of signs and symptoms, classification and diagnosis, psychiatric assessment, and aetiology. Further chapters cover both pharmacological and psychological treatments in detail. A key feature is the equal prominence given to ICD and DSM classification - often with direct comparisons - which gives the book a universal appeal. Revised to include the latest evidence and guidelines using a team of expert advisors, the 'Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry' is the most up-to-date secondary level textbook of psychiatry available. The fifth edition also boasts a new modern design and greater use of summary boxes, tables, and lists than ever before. The extensive bibliography has been brought right up to date and there are targeted reading lists for each chapter. The 'Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry' fulfils all the study and revision needs of psychiatric trainees, but will also prove useful to medical students, GPs, qualified psychiatrists, and those in related fields who need to keep up to date with current psychiatric practice.

Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, Fifth Edition

Harrison, Paul

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Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry (Oxford Medical Publications)

Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry

Concise Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry (Oxford Medical Publications)

Concise Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry

Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry (Oxford Medical Publications)

Psychiatry (Oxford Core Texts)

Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry

Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry

Psychiatry (Oxford Core Texts)

Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, Fifth Edition