Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry - Hardcover

Andreasen, Nancy C.; Black, Donald W.

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9780880481120: Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0880481129 ISBN 13: 9780880481120

Publisher: American Psychiatric Press Inc., 1990

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A comprehensive and concise textbook geared to the medical student. Written by two distinguished academic psychiatrists, the book offers the advantage of consistency of style, non-repetitiveness and clarity. Tables and questions provide a complement to the text. Organized in four major sections, an introductory section addresses history, assessment, diagnosis, laboratory tests and neurobiology. Section 2 focuses on the major psychiatric disorders. Section 3 examines special topics in psychiatry, including psychiatric aspects of AIDS, disorders of childhood and adolescence, and suicide. Section 4 covers both psychosocial and somatic treatments.

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"It has been expertly coauthored by Andreasen and Black to give a well-written and attractively produced text that is bursting with information. The scope of the text is remarkably broad, from the historical underpinnings of psychiatry to more recent developments in evaluation and treatment. The inclusion of clinical vignettes and an appendix that provides a range of rating scales and questionnaires adds interest and usefulness."- "Ronan McIvor, Consultant Psychiatrist, British Journal of Psychiatry," "December 2002"

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