Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry (Oxford Handbooks Series) - Softcover

Semple, David; Smyth, Roger; Burns, Jonathan; Darjee, Rajan; McIntosh, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198527837 ISBN 13: 9780198527831

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2005

Synopsis

The Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry is a new book directed at medical students, doctors coming to psychiatry for the first time, psychiatric trainees, and other professionals who may have to deal with patients with psychiatric problems. It is written by a group of experienced psychiatrists and is designed to provide easy access to the information required by psychiatry trainees on the wards or on-call. It closely follows the familiar format of the Oxford Handbooks series, and provides coverage that is comprehensive, evidence based and practical. The content of the handbook is written in the concise, note-based style characteristic of the series, with topics confined to single pages. The book is divided into four sections: fundamentals of psychiatric practice; general adult psychiatry; psychiatric subspecialties; and useful reference material. Within each chapter, topics are covered in a clear, logical, manner. For the clinical disorders there is detailed information on the aetiology, epidemiology, clinical features, common differential diagnoses, assessment / investigation, management, and prognosis. There is in-depth coverage of psychiatric assessment, psychopathology, evidence-based practice, mental health legislation in the UK, therapeutic issues, and transcultural psychiatry. The book is internally cross-referenced and has both key references to important papers and to further information resources. As well as being indexed alphabetically, it is also indexed by ICD-10 / DSM-IV codes, and there is a quick index for acute presentations. This handbook is practical and directive in style, designed to provide portable reassurance to doctors beginning psychiatry. There is helpful advice for the management of difficult and urgent situations, and the text is peppered with clinical observations on the practice of clinical psychiatry and guidance based upon the experience of the authors.

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Review:

If I was considering a career in psychiatry beyond medical school, this would definitely be the book that I'd go for... (medicworld.co.uk)

... the Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry provides medical students and beginning psychiatrists with a solid overview of the core tenets of adult psychiatry. ... This book is a solid contender in a sea of similar handbooks, and readers will find that its periodic British nomenclature does not compromise its applicability to American psychiatry. ... the Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry offers an impressive breadth of evidence-based material and will undoubtedly be a resource found in the pockets of many practitioners. (PsycCRITIQUES)

If you could afford only one psychiatry book, this is it! The wealth of useful/practical information that this little book contains (and that could fit into your white coat pocket) is remarkable. (Doody's Journal)

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0198527837
• ISBN 13: 9780198527831
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 976