Clinical Topics in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Clinical Topics in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Author: Sarah Huline-Dickens

Publisher: RCPsych Publications

Published: 2014-03-03

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1909726176

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However much policy material is produced, the real function of most child psychiatrists is to assess and treat mental disorders in childhood and adolescence. This is a comprehensive update on the field that will inform the clinical practice of all child and adolescent mental health professionals. The authors bring the medical perspective to bear on psychopathology and demonstrate that our understanding of childhood psychiatric disorders, their origins and their treatments are improving. They write with a particular focus on four contemporary themes – continuity into adult life, the integration of biological and social aetiology, the influence of neuroscience, and the increasing use of research and evidence – and take into account recent changes in DSM-5. Some chapters have been specially commissioned for this book, while previous versions of the others have been published in the journal Advences in Psychiatric Treatment and have now been fully revised and updated in line with the four themes. The new chapters include disorders in 0- to 4-year-olds, Tourette syndrome and the clinically significant topic of anxiety. Other topics include: autism spectrum disorders, behavioural and affective disorders, pharmacology and psychological therapies, fabrication and induction of illness, and gender dysphoria. All the topics covered are central to the work of practising child and adolescent mental health professionals, and many will also be relevant to paediatricians, psychologists, social workers, and trainees in all these fields.


Clinical Topics in Cultural Psychiatry

Clinical Topics in Cultural Psychiatry

Author: Rahul Bhattacharya

Publisher: RCPsych Publications

Published: 2010-05

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9781904671824

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This book offers practical advice on the role that cultural factors play in the way psychiatric symptoms are presented to clinicians.


Spirituality and Psychiatry

Spirituality and Psychiatry

Author: Christopher C. H. Cook

Publisher: RCPsych Publications

Published: 2022-10-20

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 1009302353

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Spirituality and Psychiatry addresses the crucial but often overlooked relevance of spirituality to mental well-being and psychiatric care. This updated and expanded second edition explores the nature of spirituality, its relationship to religion, and the reasons for its importance in clinical practice. Contributors discuss the prevention and management of illness, and the maintenance of recovery. Different chapters focus on the subspecialties of psychiatry, including psychotherapy, child and adolescent psychiatry, intellectual disability, forensic psychiatry, substance misuse, and old age psychiatry. The book provides a critical review of the literature and a response to the questions posed by researchers, service users and clinicians, concerning the importance of spirituality in mental healthcare. With contributions from psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, nurses, mental healthcare chaplains and neuroscientists, and a patient perspective, this book is an invaluable clinical handbook for anyone interested in the place of spirituality in psychiatric practice.


Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry

Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry

Author: Julian C. Hughes

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-09-17

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1108706142

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An overview of important current subjects in old age psychiatry, demonstrating the depth and breadth of the speciality.


Psychiatry for Medical Students

Psychiatry for Medical Students

Author: Robert J. Waldinger

Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13: 9780880487894

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This popular book gives medical students, primary care physicians, nurses, social workers, and psychologists a jargon-free introduction to the basics, including topics such as schizophrenia, electroconvulsive therapy, transference, and tranquilizers.


Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology

Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology

Author: Irismar Reis de Oliveira

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-04

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1136302816

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Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology: A Handbook for Clinicians is a practical guide for the growing number of mental-health practitioners searching for information on treatments that combine psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and psychosocial rehabilitation. Research shows that combined approaches are among the most effective ways to treat an increasing number of psychiatric disorders. However, though these combined treatments are becoming the everyday practice of psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental-health professionals, identifying the right treatment plan can be notoriously difficult, and clinicians are often left scrambling to answer questions about how to design and customize their treatment strategies. In Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology, readers will find these questions fully addressed and the answers explained, and they’ll come away from the book with a toolbox full of strategies for helping their patients improve symptoms, achieve remission, and stay well using a combination of drug and psychological treatments.


Clinical Topics in Personality Disorder

Clinical Topics in Personality Disorder

Author: Jaydip Sarkar

Publisher: RCPsych Publications

Published: 2012-07-02

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1908020393

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This book provides an expert synthesis of these clinical advances. It covers the nature of personality disorders, assessment, diagnosis and classification, management and a broad range of therapeutic approaches. Written by practitioners with real expertise in the field, the book is equally suitable for psychiatric trainees and more experienced clinicians from the full range of disciplines in mental healthcare. Up to date and comprehensive. Includes service user experiences. Draws on a wealth of real clinical experience. Eclectic range of therapies and approaches. Covers all age groups and specialist settings. Five chapters have been specially commissioned for this book, while previous versions of the other 15 chapters have been published in the journal Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - many have been extensively updated by the authors.


Introduction to Psychiatry

Introduction to Psychiatry

Author: Audrey Walker

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-08-12

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 0521279844

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An accessible and comprehensive textbook providing an essential foundation in contemporary psychiatry for medical students and trainees.


Fish's Clinical Psychopathology

Fish's Clinical Psychopathology

Author: Patricia Casey

Publisher: RCPsych Publications

Published: 2019-06-13

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 1108663540

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Psychopathology lies at the centre of effective psychiatric practice and mental health care, and Fish's Clinical Psychopathology has shaped the training and clinical practice of psychiatrists for over fifty years. The fourth edition of this modern classic presents the clinical descriptions and psychopathological insights of Fish's to a new generation of students and practitioners. It includes recent revisions of diagnostic classification systems, as well as new chapters that consider the controversies of classifying psychiatric disorder and the fundamental role and uses of psychopathology. Clear and readable, it provides concise descriptions of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and astute accounts of the varied manifestations of disordered psychological function, and is designed for use in clinical practice. An essential text for students of medicine, trainees in psychiatry and practising psychiatrists, it will also be useful to psychiatric nurses, mental health social workers and clinical psychologists.