Psychiatrists

Medical Spanish: A Psychiatrist´s Guide

Neuropsychological Assessments of Dementia in Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities

Clinicians and research workers, who have been at the forefront in developing the tests in question, provide clear practical guidance on the scope of each test, as well as clinical practitioners. As such, this book contains a

Combat Stress Injury - Theory, Research, and Management

In this proposed book, Charles Figley and Bill Nash have assembled a wide-ranging group of authors (military/nonmilitary, American/international, combat veterans/trainers, and as diverse as psychiatrists/psychologists/social workers/nurses/clergy/physiologists/military scientists).This volume represents a definitive collection of the most current theory, research, and practice in the field.. The chapters in this volume will collectively demonstrate that combat stress can effectively be managed through prevention and training prior to combat,

Sanity and Sanctity - Mental Health Work Among the Ultra-Orthodox in Jerusalem

Cultural Competence in Forensic Mental Health - A Guide for Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Attorneys

The principle of cultural forensic psychiatry. Drawing on their combined expertise, the authors integrate forensic application with cultural theory and incorporate case vignettes and practical advice. A breakthrough

Essential Psychiatry

. The final important section provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of effective clinical practice backed by research evidence

Schizophrenia, Culture, and Subjectivity - The Edge of Experience

This volume brings together a number of the foremost scholars - anthropologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and historians - currently studying schizophrenia, its subjective dimensions, and the cultural processes through which these are experienced. Multidisciplinary in design, it is written in a style accessible to a diverse readership, including undergraduate students. It is of interest to scholars in the social and human sciences for the theoretical attention given to the relationship between culture and subjectivity. Contributors share an interest in subjective and interpretive aspects of illness, but all

Psychiatrists and Traditional Healers - Unwitting Partners in Global Mental Health

.This exceptional book responds to the bookshelf of a wide array of mental health and consider the impact, benefit and incorporation of traditional healing

Criminal Justice, Mental Health and the Politics of Risk

It is multi-disciplinary in its approach and is jointly edited by a lawyer, a criminologist and a psychologist - all of whom have expertise and experience in this field.The book is written in the fields of medical law, mental health law, criminal justice, psychology, sociology,

Attachment Across the Life Cycle

. This book draws together recent theoretical contributions, research findings and clinical data from psychiatrists, psychologists, sociologists and ethologists from Britain, America and Europe.To explain and understand the patterns that attachment play in psychiatric and social problems a body of knowledge has sprung up which

Brain Injury Medicine

.A go-to reference for any clinician treating individuals with brain injury. A medical condition of this magnitude and scope requires the thoughtful and wide-ranging coverage this text provides... It will quickly become the authoritative desk reference sought by clinicians practicing brain injury medicine.The editors have assembled a single resource for physiatrists, neurologists, psychiatrists, therapists, nurses, psychologists, and other medical specialists, as well as for legal professionals and patient

Principles of Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Professionals

Bringing these two areas together, this book familiarizes mental health care, in which physicians provide pharmaco-therapy while non-prescribing practitioners oversee other services such as psychotherapy. Recognizing that there are almost always a number of medications from which to choose, the authors combine research outcomes with their extensive clinical experience to highlight the important considerations in selecting one medication over another. As an educational tool, the text encourages and supports

Acute and Transient Psychoses

. The book concludes with considerations of the clinical features, biology, course and long-term outcome of brief and acute psychoses. Although they are included in internationally accepted diagnostic systems, understanding of these disorders remains minimal. The authors review the world literature on the topic and they also present data from their own longitudinal study - the most complete investigation of this group

The Social Nature of Mental Illness

Psychiatrists assert that mental illness as a social construct and concludes that, though sometimes misguided, they cannot be wholly rejected. This critical scrutiny of a controversial and keenly-debated issue will be of interest to psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, sociologists

Many Lives, Many Masters

The Trojan Hearse

Perhaps I did prevent the victory for the shoo-in candidate, but a lot of strange things were happening. And of course Joe Rice, leader of the Wests underworld who also wanted me under - six feet under!. The American singing idol Johnny Tray who turned up dead. There was Polly Plank whom I encountered in her birthday suit.With

A Clinicians Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

The disorders covered are based on the ICD-10 and DSM-IV classifications, and appendices include documents for assessment of intervention planning and evaluation.. For coherence, each chapter is constructed the same way: introduction, definition and classification, epidemiology, the clinical picture, aetiology, treatment, and outcome. In contrast to other books in the field, the authors intention is not to cover exhaustively all the relevant science, but rather to present in condensed form any research findings that are significant for clinical practice.This authoritative clinical handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the main disorders encountered by child and adolescent psychiatrists in clinical practice, ranging from eating, sleep and affective disorders to substance abuse, gender identity and sexual abuse. The approach is evidence-based and emphasis is on good clinical practice and quality control of patient care

Delusional Disorder - Paranoia and Related Illnesses

Using Drawings in Assessment and Therapy - A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

Forms for the Therapist

The forms have been provided by experienced, seasoned therapists* Includes all types of practitioners and forms are easily duplicated or adapted, saving

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - From Genes to Patients

An expanded review of the pharmacotherapy of ADHD includes appropriate methods for selecting of specific drug for individual patients based on drugs kinetics and gene expression.Psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacologists, and pharmaceutical scientists from around the world comprehensively review the pathophysiology, symptomatology, evaluation, and treatment of patients with ADHD, moving from the day-to-day approach by the clinical psychologist to the more sophisticated anatomical and functional imaging strategies that have emerged in the last decade.. Specific impairments, such as reading disabilities, social difficulties, and limited working memory are analyzed

Psychiatry for Neurologists

. Comprehensive and timely, Psychiatry for Neurologists helps to close the artificial gap separating neurology and psychiatry so that neurologists feel comfortable managing the psychiatric aspects of such psychiatric disorders as depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, hysteria, catatonia, addictions, and personality

A History of Great Ideas in Abnormal Psychology

The study continues through the medieval age to the twentieth century. The conceptions of mental illness are discussed in the context of philosophical ideas about the human mind and the medical

Psychiatric Controversies in Epilepsy

When Psychopharmacology Is Not Enough - Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques for Persons with Persistent Psychosis

An exclusive focus on biological models of schizophrenia or other psychoses ? essential reading for psychiatrists and psychologists with wide experience of combining drug and psychological treatments, this book provides a practically oriented and clear overview of how to achieve better outcomes with schizophrenia and other psychosis patients using