Lecture Notes on Psychiatry - Softcover

Willis, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 063208880X ISBN 13: 9780632088805

Publisher: Blackwell Science Ltd, 1972

Synopsis

Lecture Notes on Psychiatry is a concise book that stresses the clinical approach while also providing the essential background knowledge required for a thorough grounding in evidence–based psychiatry. Although the book is aimed primarily at medical students, anyone wanting a lucid account of the principles of psychiatric practice will find the book a fount of wisdom. It has been written by a team of experienced teachers and thoroughly reviewed by a general practitioner to ensure that the book is relevant to the modern medical curriculum.

The book approaches psychiatry as part of medical practice both within the community and within the hospital setting. A unique chapter on the clinical appraisal of a patient′s mental state is followed by clear accounts of the important disorders, their causes and their treatment. It provides a balanced, evidence–based approach, integrating the three essential elements of psychiatry: biology, psychology and sociology.

About this title

Review

"...I found this book useful because of its relative simplicity: I was able to use it to understand the core course content in its simplest terms without getting lost in the enormousness of the speciality."

Barts and The London

Student prereview quotes:

"...an essential read for medical students and mental health trainees."

"...concise, readable...altogether a much better read than the usual dense texts of psychiatry."

"...the chapter on the clinical appraisal of patients is excellent. I will use it in exams as well as in the clinic."

About the Author

Professor Paul Harrison, FRC Psych, Professor Paul Geddes, FRC Psych, and Dr Michael Sharpe, MRC Psych, are all experienced teachers in psychiatry and psychological medicine. Professors Harrison and Geddes are both based at the Warneford Hospital in Oxford where they teach the psychiatry attachment for medical students at Oxford University, and Dr Sharpe is Reader in Psychological Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackwell Science Ltd
• Publication date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 063208880X
• ISBN 13: 9780632088805
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 128