Companion to psychiatric studies

Covering the subject of psychiatric studies [both basic sciences and clinical practice], this book is suitable for psychiatry trainees, especially candidates for postgraduate psychiatry exams, and qualified psychiatrists

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnstone, Eve C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone , c2010
Edition:8th ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. An introduction to psychiatry
  • 2. Functional neuroanatomy
  • 3. Neuropharmacology
  • 4. Neuroimaging
  • 5. Basic psychology
  • 6. Social and transcultural aspects of psychiatry
  • 7. Neuropsychology
  • 8. Genetics in relation to psychiatry
  • 9. Research methods, statistics and evidence-based practice
  • 10. Clinical assessment: interviewing and examination
  • 11. Clinical psychopharmacology
  • 12. Psychological therapies
  • 13. Organic disorders
  • 14. Misuse of, and dependence on, alcohol and other drugs
  • 15. Schizophrenia and related disorders
  • 16. Mood disorder
  • 17. Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders
  • 18. Eating disorders
  • 19. Personality disorders
  • 20. Learning disability
  • 21. Psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence
  • 22. Old-age psychiatry
  • 23. Suicide and self-harm
  • 24. Psychiatry in general medical settings
  • 25. The relationship between crime and psychiatry
  • 26. Legal and ethical aspects of psychiatry
  • 27. Perinatal psychiatry