The Psychological Basis of Psychiatry

This book is highly commended (Mental Health category) for BMA Awards 2005. It is a concise textbook of psychology for trainee psychiatrists preparing for examinations.

ISBN 0443100993   Pages 410 ISBN13 9780443100994 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Elsevier Health Sciences   Weight (grammes) 573 Imprint Churchill Livingstone   Published in London Format Paperback   Series title MRCPSY Study Guides Publication date 11 Dec 2004   Height (mm) 234 Non-book description vii, 399 p. :   Width (mm) 156 Library of Congress 2004061884   Spine width (mm) 21 DEWEY 616.89   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

1		Learning theories and their applications		1
2		Mental abilities : intelligence and its relevance to psychiatry		33
3		Personality and its importance to psychiatric practice		63
4		Emotions and emotional disorders		93
5		Motivation		119
6		An introduction to cognitive psychology		135
7		Memory and disorders of memory		157
8		Psychological measurements : their uses and misuses		181
9		Social psychology		203
10		Aggression		241
11		Ethology		253
12		Developmental psychology and lifespan development		269
13		Psychoanalytic concepts		327
14		Mental disorders (abnormal psychology)		345

There was a great deal to admire about this book. As a useful book for students, it will fit into a small shoulder bag and can be dipped into easily. I particularly liked the recommended Further Reading lists annotated with personal recommendations by the author which will stimulate the curiosity of the motivated! This little book aims to cover an entire discipline. The task of summarising such a huge field, whilst ensuring that all relevant information is included, is set in its context, is discussed in a meaningful manner and yet is also presented in a stimulating way, has in my opinion been admirably achieved by Dr Thambirajah. It should become a core text book for students in psychiatry and mental health nursing and I will certainly be recommending it for my trainees."BMA Awards 2005"

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