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Informationen zum Autor Gautam Gulati is Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Forensic Psychiatry, University of Oxford, and Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Mary-Ellen Lynall is a Graduate-entry medical student, Magdalen College, University of Oxford, and Retained Lecturer in Neuroscience, Somerville College, University of Oxford Kate Saunders is at the University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital Klappentext Lecture Notes: Psychiatry provides a concise and accessible introduction to the fundamentals of Psychiatry, presenting the principles of Psychiatric examination followed by systematic coverage of the major psychiatric disorders, as well as covering management and treatment options.This eleventh edition has been revised to include recent developments in history-taking, psychotropic drugs and case presentations, as well as covering the practical elements of patient guidance and care.Key features include:* Clearly presented tables, figures and end-of-chapter 'Key point' summaries to aid revision* An emphasis on core management skills needed by Junior Doctors in both psychiatric and general hospital settings* Quick reference guides to help structure patient assessments on-the-go* MCQs and case studies in line with medical school and professional level psychiatry examsFor those embarking on study or refreshing their knowledge of psychiatry, Lecture Notes: Psychiatry provides a step-by-step guide to both its wider and patient-centred practice. Zusammenfassung Lecture Notes: Psychiatry provides a concise and accessible introduction to the fundamentals of Psychiatry, presenting the principles of Psychiatric examination followed by systematic coverage of the major psychiatric disorders, as well as covering management and treatment options. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Professor John Geddes vi Preface vii Acknowledgements viii Quick guides 1 History-taking checklist 1 Mental State Examination checklist 2 Structure of a psychiatric case presentation 3 1 Getting started, 5 2 The basic psychiatric assessment, 9 3 Diagnosis-specific assessments, 19 4 Risk: harm, self-harm and suicide, 40 5 Completing and communicating the assessment, 47 6 What causes mental health problems?, 55 7 Treatment, 63 8 Psychiatric services and specialties, 82 9 Mood disorders, 92 10 Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders, 103 11 Eating, sleep and sexual disorders, 115 12 Schizophrenia, 124 13 Dementia, delirium and neuropsychiatry, 138 14 Substance misuse, 154 15 Personality disorders, 165 16 Childhood disorders, 172 17 Learning disability (mental retardation), 185 18 Psychiatry in other settings, 193 19 Mental health and the law, 200 Self-assessment answers 205 Appendix 1: ICD-10 classification of psychiatric disorders 209 Appendix 2: Keeping up to date and evidence-based 210 Index 211 ...
