Psychiatry - Tapa dura

"...a golden resource for all practicing psychiatrists...thanks and hearty congratulations to the authors and editors." (Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, July 2005) "...the value of this lengthy second edition is more than justified by the additions to the content and the extensive revision undertaken by an excellent panel of authors and editors..." (Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 291, No. 15, April 21, 2004) "...a good investment for larger libraries and an essential reference for medical and psychological collections, equalling or surpassing comparable texts..." (Library Journal Reviews, 15 December 2003) "...extremely complete coverage...editors should be congratulated for an enormous undertaking, obviously well organized, leading to an excellent product." (Jnl of the American Medical Assoc., April 2004) "...an extraordinary achievement...the leading textbook in our field...full of clinical vignettes, wonderful illustrations and is easy on the eyes..." (Journal of Psychiatric Practice, Vol 9(6), Nov 2003)

Described as 'truly outstanding' by "The New England Journal of Medicine" and 'a gold standard for our field' by the "American Journal of Psychiatry", the second edition of this flagship textbook has been extensively revised and updated to reflect progress and understanding in the field. Written by extremely well-known and highly regarded experts, it takes a patient-centered approach, presenting information on normal development and then the behaviour, signs and symptoms of disordered behaviour. Its excellence of authorship, depth and breadth of coverage set it apart as a truly impressive reference that will be indispensable for all those involved in the treatment psychiatric disorders.Covering new and developing topics and treatments that have emerged since publication of the first edition, "Psychiatry, Second Edition" incorporates: more than 20 new chapters including: neural development, mechanism of neural transmitter action, global perspectives, pathophysiology of addictions, hallucinogen abuse, premenstrual dysphoric disorder; significant updates on psychiatric disorders and their treatment, including - schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, extensive revision of the scientific foundations of psychiatry, references updated to include the literature up until 2002, the DSM-IV and ICD diagnostic classification systems. All previous edition chapters have been completely re-written and expanded to include current clinical practices and basic mechanisms in psychiatric disorders and therapeutics. This new edition also includes important features such as: tables, charts and illustrations to highlight key information, clinical vignettes to illustrate current clinical practice, diagnostic and treatment decision trees to help both the novice and experienced reader, extensive references directing the reader to further information and reading for each topic. "Psychiatry, Second Edition" will be indispensable for all those involved in the treatment of psychiatric disorders: from clinicians at all levels of experience to medical students wanting a quick review and health care professionals.Acclaim for the first edition: '"Psychiatry" is also noteworthy for the extraordinary breadth of topics covered...I was highly impressed by the depth of discussion, excellent tables and graphics, and extensive references...The chapters on the various psychiatric disorders and their treatment are written by eminent clinicians and researchers and are extraordinarily comprehensive' - Review by J. Kocsis MD in JAMA (June 1997). 'More than 200 extremely well-known and highly regarded experts, many of them luminaries, have contributed chapters. [The Editors] are men whose credentials reach high into the academic and research stratosphere ...Extremely user-friendly..."Psychiatry" is a wonderfully conceived and beautifully executed textbook. Each time I open it, I am more impressed by the quality of work of the authors and editors. They have given us the gift of a gold standard for our field' - Review by S. Vinogradov MD in "American Journal of Psychiatry" (August 2000).'a truly outstanding textbook - in my view the best current textbook of psychiatry...This is a wonderful book. I urge all practicing psychiatrists, and especially all residents to purchase this book and read it' - Reviewed by L. Wells PH. D, MD in "The New England Journal of Medicine, 1997".