Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry by Benjamin J Sadock

Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry by Benjamin J Sadock

50th Anniversary Edition The cornerstone text in the field for 50 years, Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry has consistently kept pace with the rapid growth of research and knowledge in neural science, as well as biological and psychological science. This two-volume Tenth Edition shares the expertise of over 600 renowned contributors who cover the full range of psychiatry and mental health, including neural science, genetics, neuropsychiatry, psychopharmacology, and other key areas. It remains the gold standard of reference for all those who work with the mentally ill, including psychiatrists and other physicians, psychologists, psychiatric social workers, psychiatric nurses, and other mental health professionals. New authors bring a fresh perspective to many topics, keeping you at the forefront of current developments in the field. Thoroughly updated coverage of neural sciences, with new sections on epigenetics, the microbiome, systems neuroscience, the Human Connectome Project, neurodevelopment, and many more. Extensively revised sections on schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, geriatric psychiatry and neurocognitive disorders. Uniquely comprehensive information of psychosomatic medicine, including chapters on obesity, chronic pain, and psychiatric sequella of critical illness. Timely information on public and global psychiatry, biological therapies, and psychotherapies. “Text within a text” coverage of child psychiatry includes thorough information on neuroimaging, assessment, genetics, sleep disorders, and the impact on parents of raising a psychiatrically disabled child. Abundant case histories add clarity and represent the vast clinical experiences and wisdom of hundreds of contributing authors. Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience: The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time — providing a seamless reading experience online or offline Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks Multiple viewing options offer the ability to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click

Dinesh Bhugra is Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. He was President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists until 2011, and is President-Elect of the World Psychiatric Association until 2014, when he becomes President. He was awarded a CBE in 2012. He has authored/co authored over 350 papers, chapters and 30 books, the most recent volumes being Principles of Social Psychiatry, Mental Health of Refugees and Asylum Seekers and Textbook of Cultural Psychiatry. He is editor of the International Journal of Social Psychiatry, International Journal of Culture and Mental Health and International Review of Psychiatry.

Dr Pedro Ruiz is currently Professor & Executive Vice Chair as well as Director of Clinical Programs at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Currently, he is President of the World Psychiatric Association (2011-2014). Dr Ruiz has also served in more than 40 editorial boards in the United States and abroad and has also authored more than 600 publications; among them, Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook and the Ninth Edition of Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry.

Susham Gupta is a Consultant Psychiatrist currently working with the City and Hackney Assertive Outreach Service in East London. He has various research interests and has published in the areas of dementia, transcultural psychiatry, management in psychiatry and mental health legislation. He is on the editorial board of International Journal of Social Psychiatry and World Journal of Psychiatry.

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ISBN 13	9781451100471
ISBN 10	1451100477
Title	Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry
Author	Benjamin J Sadock
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Multiple-component retail product
Publisher	Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Year published	2017-06-01
Number of pages	4997
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