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Zusatztext For the clinicians it is a good read especially for junior doctors who are on call and need a practical book to refer to. This book is well-written and well-organised with a good readable style. Informationen zum Autor Dr David Semple was born and educated in Coleraine! Northern Ireland! studying Medicine at the University of Edinburgh from 1987-1992. He trained in Psychiatry in the Borders/South East Scotland during which time he conducted research funded by Wellcome into the long-term effects of ecstasy. During his time as a Lecturer/Specialist Registrar based at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital/University of Edinburgh he wrote the first edition of the Oxford Handbook of Psychiatrywith a group of friends including close collaborator Dr Roger Smyth. Dr Semple was appointed to his current post as a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist at Hairmyres Hospital in 2004. Dr Roger Smyth was born and educated in Belfast! Northern Ireland and came to Scotland to study Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He trained in Psychiatry in South East Scotland. Together with a group of friends and colleagues he wrote the first edition of the Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry. Dr Smyth took up his first Consultant Psychiatrist post in St John's Hospital! Livingston in 2004! and moved to the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in 2006 tospecialise in Liaison Psychiatry. Klappentext This handbook provides detailed and comprehensive coverage of clinical psychiatry. With its practical hands-on advice! it is an indispensable companion for psychiatric trainess! medical students and those preparing for exams. It can also continue to be used by those entering psychiatric sub-specialities later in training. Highly Commended in the Psychiatry category of the BMA Book Awards 2014. Zusammenfassung This handbook provides detailed and comprehensive coverage of clinical psychiatry. With its practical hands-on advice! it is an indispensable companion for psychiatric trainees! medical students and those preparing for exams. It can also continue to be used by those entering psychiatric sub-specialities later in training. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Thinking about psychiatry; 2 Psychiatric assessment; 3 Symptoms of psychiatric illness; 4 Evidence-based psychiatry; 5 Organic illness; 6 Schizophrenia and related psychoses; 7 Depressive illness; 8 Bipolar illness; 9 Anxiety and stress-related disorders; 10 Eating and impulse-control disorders; 11 Sleep disorders; 12 Sexual disorders; 13 Personality disorders; 14 Old age psychiatry; 15 Substance misuse; 16 Child and adolescent psychiatry; 17 Forensic psychiatry; 18 Learning disability; 19 Liaison psychiatry; 20 Psychotherapy; 21 Legal issues; 22 Transcultural psychiatry; 23 Therapeutic issues; 24 Difficult and urgent situations; 25 Useful resources; 26 ICD-10/DSM-IV index ...
