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New Oxford textbook of psychiatry

edited by Michael G. Gelder, Juan J. López-Ibor, Nancy Andreasen

Oxford University Press, 2000

  • v. 1 : sections 1-4
  • v. 2 : sections 5-11

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Description

This volume covers all areas of general psychiatry in depth, and includes sections on each of the subspecialties (for example child psychiatry and forensic psychiatry). It is designed to be used by those in higher training, for continuing education and reaccreditation, and as a specialists' reference. The textbook has been planned with the three themes of contemporary psychiatry in mind. First, the subject has become more unified: there are no longer competing theoretical schools; the biological and psychosocial models have been largely reconciled; and the scientific and clinical points of view have been brought together in an evidence-based approach. The second theme is the importance of the social context in which psychiatry is practised, particularly as this takes place increasingly in the community. Thirdly, the practice of psychiatry is becoming increasingly similar in different countries; this book takes a worldwide approach with expert contributions from many countries.

Table of Contents

  • The subject matter of and approach to psychiatry
  • the scientific basis of psychiatric aetiology
  • psychodynamic contributions to psychiatry
  • clinical syndromes of adult psychiatry
  • psychiatry and medicine
  • treatment methods in psychiatry
  • social psychiatry and service provision
  • the psychiatry of old age
  • child and adolescent psychiatry
  • mental retardation (learning disability)
  • forensic psychiatry.

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