Pocket Essentials of Psychiatry

Thoroughly revised and updated, the third edition of "Pocket Essentials of Psychiatry" by Professor Basant K. Puri now includes: recent new drugs; new drug names; details of the mini mental-state examination, caffeine intoxication, child abuse, rTMS, phototherapy, VNS and the McNaughten Rules; increased section on Questions and Answers for the Final Medicine Examination; more of the various forms of psychotherapy; and an expanded chapter on forensic psychiatry. Part of the very popular Kumar & Clark family, this portable and compact book has a wide readership among medical students, trainee and practising psychiatrists, and GPs, as well as trainee and practising mental-health social workers and psychiatric nurses. It is very useful for exam revision and as a handy reference on the ward, with important points highlighted in lists and diagrams. From a student review of the previous edition: 'Being a medical student, you only have a few weeks to study Psychiatry...Puri's "Pocket Essentials of Psychiatry" is probably the best for the beginner. The text is well structured, and diagnostic criteria for some improtant diseases, such as schizophrenia and BAD, are provided, while for some less important diseases the text is core and concise. The size is suitable for you to bring to the ward for grand rounds; when the professor is looking at the case notes, you can revise what you learn using this pocket-sized book. It makes your life easier during the Psychiatry module.'

ISBN 0702028762   Pages 356 ISBN13 9780702028762 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Elsevier Health Sciences   Published in London Imprint Saunders (W.B.) Co Ltd   Series title Pocket Essentials S. Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780702025754 Publication date 21 Apr 2008   Height (mm) 152 Library of Congress RC454   Width (mm) 102 DEWEY 616.89   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

1		Case presentation		1
2		Signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorder		29
3		Organic psychiatry		55
4		Psychoactive substance use disorders		77
5		Schizophrenia, delusional disorders and schizoaffective disorders		95
6		Mood disorders		109
7		Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders		125
8		Eating disorders		139
9		Psychosexual and gender disorders		153
10		Personality disorders		167
11		Child and adolescent psychiatry		173
12		People with learning disability (mental retardation)		197
13		Psychiatry of the elderly		209
14		Suicide and parasuicide		215
15		Disorders associated with menstruation and pregnancy		221
16		Treatments		227
17		Transcultural psychiatry		253
18		Forensic psychiatry		261
		Final Medicine Examination: Questions and Answers		265
Appendix 1		Mental health legislation		303
Appendix 2		ICD-10 classification		311
Appendix 3		DSM-IV-TR classification		315
		Glossary		321
		Index		333

From a student review of the previous edition: 'Being a medical student, you can only have a few weeks to study Psychiatry ... Puri's Pocket Essential of Psychiatry is probably the best for the beginner. The text is well structured, and diagnostic criteria for some improtant diseases, such as schizophrenia and BAD, are provided, while for some less important diseases the text is core and concise. The size is suitable for you to bring to the ward for grand rounds; when the professor is looking at the case notes, you can revise what you learn using this pocket-sized book. It makes your life easier during the Psychiatry module.'

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