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Master Medicine: Psychiatry

A clinical core text with self assessment

  • 1 Edición - 24 de septiembre de 2002
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Shon Lewis, Elspeth Guthrie
  • Idioma: Inglés

A concise textbook of psychiatry in the Master Medicine series, aimed at medical students and intended as a supplementary or revision… Leer más

Descripción

A concise textbook of psychiatry in the Master Medicine series, aimed at medical students and intended as a supplementary or revision text.

Puntos claves

  • Clear and concise text covering the essential core of psychiatric knowledge needed by medical students highly suitable for exam revision.
  • Each chapter is followed by extensive self-testing material.
  • Stresses aspects of psychiatry important for the majority who will not become psychiatrists two chapters on psychiatry in the general hospital.
  • Part of the established and successful Master Medicine series.

    • De interès para

    medical students

    Índice

    Signs and symptoms of mental illness. Assessment and models of care. Affective disorders. Anxiety disorders. Schizophrenia. Suicide and deliberate self harm. Eating disorders. Alcohol and drug related disorders. Sexual disorders. Personality disorder. Psychiatry in the general hospital - psychological reactions to illness. Psychiatry in the general hospital - somatisation. Psychiatry of old age. Mental illness in childhood and adolescence. The law pertaining to mental ill health. Psychological treatments. Physical treatments

    Reseñas

    "'Psychiatry' is a welcome addition to the series...aimed at students keen on self-directed learning." Year 5 Medicine Student, GKT Gazette, February 2003
    book is a really good alternative for all of you that like a bit more explanation than is offered by some of the revision textbooks. I definitely recommend that you consider this book because it might suit you down to the ground." Medical Student, University of Wales College of Medicine, Leech Y Gelen, September 2003

    Detalles del producto

    • Edición: 1
    • Última edición
    • Publicado: 24 de septiembre de 2002
    • Idioma: Inglés

    Sobre los autores

    SL

    Shon Lewis

    Afiliaciones y experiencia
    Department of Psychiatry, Withington Hospital, Manchester, UK

    EG

    Elspeth Guthrie

    Afiliaciones y experiencia
    School of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK