Fundamentals of Psychiatry

Allan Tasman, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, has teamed up with Wanda Mohr, Professor, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, to produce a user-friendly textbook for Psychiatry Residents. Drawing on material from the acclaimed Psychiatry 3e, this book features high quality material, selected on a need-to-know basis, with an emphasis on uniformity, evenness, and accessibility, all within a multi-disciplinary framework. Highly suitable for course development and as augmented reading assignments Accessible to readers from junior to senior Residents; a good primer on which to focus initially, with pointers to further reading Informed by an integrative perspective and a multi-disciplinary approach Features sound clinical advice throughout, illustrated with case vignettes The sort of book a trainee can dip into easily to access clear knowledge, when one needs relevant information quickly

Allan Tasman, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, has teamed up with Wanda Mohr, Professor, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, to produce a user-friendly textbook for Psychiatry Residents.Drawing on material from the acclaimed Psychiatry 3e, this book features high quality material, selected on a need-to-know basis, with an emphasis on uniformity, evenness, and accessibility, all within a multi-disciplinary framework.* Highly suitable for course development and as augmented reading assignments* Accessible to readers from junior to senior Residents; a good primer on which to focus initially, with pointers to further reading* Informed by an integrative perspective and a multi-disciplinary approach* Features sound clinical advice throughout, illustrated with case vignettes* The sort of book a trainee can dip into easily to access clear knowledge, when one needs relevant information quickly

Preface.Acknowledgments.UNIT 1 FOUNDATIONS.Chapter 1 Introduction.Chapter 2 The Therapeutic Relationship.Chapter 3 An Integrative Approach to DevelopmentalPsychopathology.Chapter 4 Psychiatric Classifications.Chapter 5 Psychiatry and the Neurosciences.UNIT 2 THE CONTEXT OF CARE.Chapter 6 Care Settings and the Continuum of Care.Chapter 7 Cultural Context of Care.Chapter 8 The Multidisciplinary Treatment Team and Working withOther Professionals.Chapter 9 Ethical Practice.Chapter 10 Legal Context of Psychiatric Practice.UNIT 3 CLINICAL DISORDERS.Chapter 11 Pediatric Disorders.Chapter 12 Sleep Disorders.Chapter 13 Bipolar Mood Disorders.Chapter 14 Depression.Chapter 15 Anxiety Disorders.Chapter 16 Eating Disorders.Chapter 17 Cognitive Disorders.Chapter 18 Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependence.Chapter 19 Personality Disorders.Chapter 20 Stereotyped Movement Disorder and Reactive AttachmentDisorder.Chapter 21 Adjustment Disorder.Chapter 22 Impulse Control Disorders.Chapter 23 Mental Disorders due to a Medical Condition.Chapter 24 Factitious Disorder.Chapter 25 Schizophrenia and Psychoses.Chapter 26 Somatoform Disorders.Chapter 27 Dissociative Disorders.Chapter 28 Psychological Factors Affecting a MedicalCondition.Chapter 29 Sexual Disorders.UNIT 4 ASSESSMENT AND THERAPEUTICS.Chapter 30 Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment Planning, and theMedical Record.Chapter 31 Psychological Testing and Rating Scales.Chapter 32 Psychotherapeutic Approaches.Chapter 33 Pharmacotherapeutic Interventions.Chapter 34 Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers.Chapter 35 Antipsychotic Agents.Chapter 36 Anxiolytics, Stimulants, and Cognitive Enhancers.Chapter 37 Somatic Therapies.UNIT 5 SPECIAL TOPICS.Chapter 38 Psychiatric Emergencies.Chapter 39 Violence.Index.