Psychiatry 4/e

With Michael Gelder and Richard Mayou

Psychiatry introduces medicine students to the subject in a concise, innovative and memorable way. Its patient-centred approach blends a discussion of the theoretical basis of different psychiatric disorders with an explanation of the management of these disorders in everyday clinical practice, using genuine case histories to place the content in a realistic context.

Recognizing that having positive interactions with a patient is central to the provision of successful psychiatric care, the book includes guidance on history-taking and assessment, while also reflecting best practice as set out by current clinical guidelines.

Having undergone an extensive revision for this fourth edition, and covering all the major psychiatric conditions in a logically-structured way, the book is an invaluable guide to all individuals who are likely to encounter those with psychiatric problems, including students of medicine, healthcare, and social work.

New to this edition

* Extensive reorganization sees chapters divided into seven sections representing different aspects of clinical practice to emphasise the main themes covered by the field, and to bring more common topics nearer the front of the book.
* New chapters have been added on: the epidemiology of psychiatric disorders; attitudes towards psychiatry; thinking about diagnosis; thinking about prognosis; sleep disorders; risk assessment; keeping yourself well and careers in psychiatry.
* Mood disorders are now covered in two chapters; one covering unipolar depression, and the other bipolar disorders.
* Many existing chapters have been expanded and/or altered considerably, including: aetiology; settings of care (formerly care in the community); psychological treatments; social treatments; stressful experiences; eating disorders; child and adolescent psychiatry.
* There are chapters pertaining to the specific management of special groups, e.g. children, older adults and those presenting with a physical disorder.
* For each major psychiatric condition, information on screening is now included within the specific chapter for that condition.
* The management sections for all diagnoses have been totally rewritten to incorporate relevant clinical guidelines (e.g. NICE guidance) and recent research innovations.
* Each chapter now contains at least one case study and at least one 'science box'; a short description or discussion of current research pertaining to the clinical conditions in the chapter

John Geddes, Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK, Jonathan Price, Clinical Tutor in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK, and Rebecca McKnight, Academic Foundation Trainee (Psychiatry), Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK

CONTENTS

Part 1: Introduction
1: Diagnosis and classification
2: The scale of the problem
3: Attitudes towards psychiatry
Part 2: Assessment
4: Symptoms and signs of illness
5: Conducting the assessment
6: Thinking about diagnosis
7: Thinking about aetiology
8: Thinking about prognosis
9: Communicating your findings
Part 3: Management
10: General aspects of care
11: Physical treatments
12: Psychological treatments
13: Social treatments
14: Managing behavioural disturbance
15: Management plans: making decisions and communicating
Part 4: The specific disorders
16: Unipolar depression
17: Bipolar disorder
18: Schizophrenia and related disorders
19: Reactions to stressful experiences
20: Anxiety and Obsessional disorders
21: Medically unexplained physical symptoms
22: Cognitive disorders
23: Eating disorders
24: Sleep disorders
25: Problems due to use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances
26: Problems of sexuality and gender
27: Learning disability
28: Personality and its disorders
29: Disorders of childhood and adolescence
Part 5: Management of specific groups
30: Children and adolescents
31: The elderly
32: People presenting with physical disorder
Part 6: Assessing and managing risks
33: The range of risks
34: Harm to self, including suicide
35: Harm to others, including homicide
36: Other risks
Part 7: Psychiatry and you
37: Keeping yourself well
38: Professional behaviours
39: Careers in psychiatry