Essential Psychiatry

Description

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 to those further along the career path 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. Previously established as the Essentials of Postgraduate Psychiatry, this new and completely revised edition is the only book to provide this depth and breadth of coverage in an accessible, yet authoritative manner.

• An international textbook covering all aspects of mental healthcare • Accessible, practical and clinical but also with coverage of the latest supporting research • Ideal for trainees as well as an excellent resource for specialists and others seeking an authoritative overview

Contents

Contributors; Preface to the fourth edition; Part I. The Tools of Psychiatry: 1. The mental states and states of mind Paul E. Mullen; 2. Current approaches to classification Anne E. Farmer and Assen Jablensky; 3. Research methods in psychiatry Marieke Wichers and Jim van Os; 4. Imaging of brain structure and function - relevance to psychiatric disorders David Mamo and Shitij Kapur; 5. Genetic epidemiology Pak C. Sham and Kenneth S. Kendler; Part II. Psychiatric Disorders: 6. Psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence Ian M. Goodyer; 7. Personality disorder Peter Tyrer; 8. Anxiety disorders Paul Carey, Dan J. Stein and David Castle; 9. Eating disorders Janet Treasure and Ulrike Schmidt; 10. Alcohol problems Ilana B. Crome and Roger Bloor; 11. Drug use and drug dependence Wayne Hall and Michael Farrell; 12. Affective disorders Peter McGuffin; 13. Schizophrenia and related disorders Robin Murray and Kimberlie Dean; 14. Neuropsychiatry Perminder Sachdev; 15. The psychiatry of old age E. Jane Byrne, A. Burns and S. Lennon; 16. The psychiatry of intellectual disability Anthony Holland; 17. Sexual problems John Bancroft; Part III. Special Topics: 18. Social and cultural determinants of mental health Vikram Patel, Alan J. Flisher and Alex Cohen; 19. Psychiatric disorders of menses, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause Anne Buist, Kimberly Yonkers and Michael Craig; 20. Suicide and self-harm Navneet Kapur and Louis Appleby; Part IV. Psychiatry in Specific Settings: 21. Psychiatry in primary care Paul Walters, André Tylee and David Goldberg; 22. Community psychiatry and service delivery models Michele Tansella, Graham Thornicroft and Ezra Susser; 23. General hospital psychiatry Matthew Hotopf and Simon Wessely; 24. Forensic psychiatry Kimberlie Dean, Tom Fahy, David Ndegwa and Elizabeth Walsh; Part V. Treatments in Psychiatry: 25. Biological treatments Evangelia M. Tsapakis and Katherine J. Aitchison; 26. Biological treatments for psychotic disorders Ragy R. Girgis, Scott A. Schobel and Jeffrey A. Lieberman; 27. Biological treatments of depression and anxiety Peter McGuffin and Anne E. Farmer; 28. Cognitive behaviour therapy Jan Scott and Aaron T. Beck; 29. Interpersonal psychotherapy Myrna M. Weissman and Marc B. J. Blom; 30. Psychodynamic psychotherapy Glen O. Gabbard and Jessica R. Nittler; 31. Family therapy Edwin Harari and Sidney Bloch; Index.

Reviews

'… a great strength of the volume, the book does not cover only adult and old age psychiatry but includes excellent contributions on child and adolescent mental health, sexual problems and the psychiatry of intellectual disability. … the reference remain a very useful spur to postgraduate study and the calibre of the authors as clinicians, researchers and policy-makers makes every chapter fresh, relevant and exciting. The editors deserve great congratulation for bringing this volume together and I for one am very grateful for its publication: I'm sure it will serve me as well for the future as the last edition did for the past 11 years.' Journal of Public Mental Health

'… useful and interesting … the editors are successful in their core mission of assisting readers in identifying the key differences between classification systems, as well as educating them about the variations in treatment of certain psychiatric disorders. Overall, this book might be most valuable for those who have frequent contact with colleagues overseas or those who are planning to spend time … in Europe or any other location that uses the ICD-10.' Doody's Notes

'… Essential Psychiatry, fourth edition is an excellent reference book with up-to-date evidence-based knowledge which will be an invaluable resource for psychiatrists and mental health professionals alike. … for a comprehensive understanding of fundamental issues in psychiatry this textbook is a must-have.' Psychological Medicine

Contributors

Paul E. Mullen, Anne E. Farmer, Assen Jablensky, Marieke Wichers, Jim van Os, David Mamo, Shitij Kapur, Pak C. Sham, Kenneth S. Kendler, Ian M. Goodyer, Peter Tyrer, Paul Carey, Dan J. Stein, David Castle, Janet Treasure, Ulrike Schmidt, Ilana B. Crome, Roger Bloor, Wayne Hall, Michael Farrell, Peter McGuffin, Robin Murray, Kimberlie Dean, Perminder Sachdev, E. Jane Byrne, A. Burns, S. Lennon, Anthony Holland, John Bancroft, Vikram Patel, Alan J. Flisher, Alex Cohen, Anne Buist, Kimberly Yonkers, Michael Craig, Navneet Kapur, Louis Appleby, Paul Walters, André Tylee, David Goldberg, Michele Tansella, Graham Thornicroft, Ezra Susser, Matthew Hotopf, Simon Wessely, Tom Fahy, David Ndegwa, Elizabeth Walsh, Evangelia M. Tsapakis, Katherine J. Aitchison, Ragy R. Girgis, Scott A. Schobel, Jeffrey A. Lieberman, Jan Scott, Aaron T. Beck, Myrna M. Weissman, Marc B. J. Blom, Glen O. Gabbard, Jessica R. Nittler, Edwin Harari, Sidney Bloch