Basic Child Psychiatry - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0876680449 ISBN 13: 9780876680445

Synopsis

Now in its fifth edition, this well-established and popular text is an introductory account of child psychiatry. It refers throughout to the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association .

About this title

Review

"This present [7th] edition is succinct and clearly written... I recommend this text as a reference for medical students and residents in family medicine, pediatrics, and general psychiatry. It would also be a useful text on the shelf of a family doctor."
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Review comments on previous editions

"Its strengths are the systematic coverage of all the major disorders in a fashion that can be easily read and understood."
Journal of Paediatric Child Health

"Thoroughly revised, well referenced and written in an easy flowing style, this is an excellent introduction to child psychiatry."
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

"A book does not reach a sixth edition unless it has proved itself a leader in its field, and Basic Child Psychiatry is certainly a first choice for many readers seeking an introduction to the topic."
Nursing Times

From the Publisher

The introductory nature of this text assures its broad appeal to undergraduate medical students, trainee and qualified psychiatrists and paediatricians, students and practitioners of social work, psychology, child care, education and nursing.

Key features include:
* concise yet comprehensive coverage of child and adolescent psychiatry
* includes updated references
* accessible: clearly written and free of jargon

Edition details

• Publication date: 1772
• ISBN 10: 0876680449
• ISBN 13: 9780876680445
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English