KAPLAN and SADOCK's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry (2 Volume Set)

"Over the book's course, they oversaw an expansion to two volumes and more than 5,000 pages, with more than 600 contributors. This growth reflects the fantastic expansion of the field of psychiatry, with advances in neuroscience, pharmacology, psychological theory and practice, cultural psychiatry, sociology, and many other affiliated areas. To accommodate this, the Sadocks organized the book into different subject area sections, each with an expert contributing editor"--

The gold standard reference for all those who work with people with mental illness, Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, edited by Drs. Robert Boland and Marcia L. Verduin, has consistently kept pace with the rapid growth of research and knowledge in neural science, as well as biological and psychological science. This two-volume eleventh edition offers the expertise of more than 600 renowned contributors who cover the full range of psychiatry and mental health, including neural science, genetics, neuropsychiatry, psychopharmacology, and other key areas.

• Provides comprehensive coverage of the full range of topics in psychiatry and mental health, keeping you at the forefront of current developments in the field
• Contains thoroughly updated and expanded content throughout, including the full range of psychiatric therapeutics
• Offers up-to-date coverage of neural sciences with sections on epigenetics, the microbiome, systems neuroscience, the Human Connectome Project, neurodevelopment, and more
• Includes “text within a text” coverage of child psychiatry with comprehensive information on neuroimaging, assessment, genetics, sleep disorders, and the impact on parents of raising a psychiatrically disabled child
• Contains abundant case histories that add clarity and represent the vast clinical experiences and wisdom of hundreds of contributing authors
• An indispensable resource for psychiatrists and other physicians, psychologists, psychiatric social workers, psychiatric nurses, students, residents, and other mental health professionals.