Gautam Gulati, Mary-Ellen Lynall, Kate E. A. Saunders

Psychiatry (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Lecture Notes: Psychiatry provides a concise and accessible introduction to the fundamentals of Psychiatry, presenting the principles of Psychiatric examination followed by systematic coverage of the major psychiatric disorders, as well as covering management and treatment options. This eleventh edition has been revised to include recent developments in history-taking, psychotropic drugs and case presentations, as well as covering the practical elements of patient guidance and care. Key features include: * Clearly presented tables, figures and end-of-chapter 'Key point' summaries to aid revision * An emphasis on core management skills needed by Junior Doctors in both psychiatric and general hospital settings * Quick reference guides to help structure patient assessments on-the-go * MCQs and case studies in line with medical school and professional level psychiatry exams For those embarking on study or refreshing their knowledge of psychiatry, Lecture Notes: Psychiatry provides a step-by-step guide to both its wider and patient-centred practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118378236
• Artikelnr.: 39938933

Autorenporträt

Gautam Gulati is Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Forensic Psychiatry, University of Oxford, and Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Mary-Ellen Lynall is a Graduate-entry medical student, Magdalen College, University of Oxford, and Retained Lecturer in Neuroscience, Somerville College, University of Oxford Kate Saunders is at the University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Professor John Geddes
vi Preface
vii Acknowledgements
viii Quick guides
1 History-taking checklist
1 Mental State Examination checklist
2 Structure of a psychiatric case presentation
3 1 Getting started
5 2 The basic psychiatric assessment
9 3 Diagnosis-specifi c assessments
19 4 Risk: harm
self-harm and suicide
40 5 Completing and communicating the assessment
47 6 What causes mental health problems?
55 7 Treatment
63 8 Psychiatric services and specialties
82 9 Mood disorders
92 10 Neurotic
stress-related and somatoform disorders
103 11 Eating
sleep and sexual disorders
115 12 Schizophrenia
124 13 Dementia
delirium and neuropsychiatry
138 14 Substance misuse
154 15 Personality disorders
165 16 Childhood disorders
172 17 Learning disability (mental retardation)
185 18 Psychiatry in other settings
193 19 Mental health and the law
200 Self-assessment answers
205 Appendix 1: ICD-10 classifi cation of psychiatric disorders
209 Appendix 2: Keeping up to date and evidence-based
210 Index
211