Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry (Oxford Medical Handbooks)

Fully revised and updated for the new edition, the Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry provides the most up-to-date information clinically relevant to the doctor on the ground. Using a presentation-based format it provides detailed advice on clinical decision making after diagnosis. This handbook is an indispensable companion for any professional working in psychiatric medicine. Covering all major psychiatric conditions and sub-specialties, this handbook provides practical and comprehensive guidelines and in-depth coverage of psychiatric assessment, psychopathology, evidence-based practice, therapeutic issues, and transcultural psychiatry. Fully up-to-date with the latest revisions of the DSM-IV and the ICD10, it is indexed alphabetically by classification codes and acute presentations for quick access. It reflects the recent major changes to psychiatric training and examination as well as the latest drug information. Reviewed by experienced clinicians, and revised by Specialist Trainees, this handbook not only gives expert advice for psychiatry professionals, but is also directly relevant to trainees in psychiatry. For the third edition, new information includes guidance on Adult ADHD, information on new drugs of abuse (e,g, GBL, GHB, mephodrone), and clinical decision-making in the prison setting. With such broad coverage and depth of guidance, this is the must-have pocket guide for all professionals and trainees working in psychiatry. This New Fourth Edition Of The Oxford Handbook Of Psychiatry Is The Essential, Evidence-based Companion To All Aspects Of Psychiatry, From Diagnosis And Conducting A Clinical Interview To Management By Subspecialty. Fully Updated To Reflect Changes To The Legislature And Classification Of Psychiatric Disorders, And With Coverage Of The Anticipated Icd-11 Coding, This Handbook Provides The Latest Advances In Both Clinical Practice And Management Today. As In Previous Editions, The Handbook Is Indexed Alphabetically By Icd-10 And Dsm-5 Codes, As Well As A List Of Acute Presentations For Quick Access In Emergency Situations. The Practical Layout Helps The Reader In Making Clinical Diagnosis, And Suggested Differential Diagnosis Makes This Title An Invaluable Guide To Provide Reassurance To Health Professionals When Dealing With Psychiatric Issues. With A New Chapter On Neuropsychiatry And A Re-written Section On Gender Dysphoria To Reflect The Biological And Cultural Developments In Understanding And Research Since The Previous Edition, And Filled With Clinical Observations, Guidance, And Commentary That Reflects The Authors' Practical Experiences Of Working In Psychiatry, This Handbook Is The Indispensable Guide For All Trainee And Practising Psychiatrists. Title Page......Page 11 Copyright Page......Page 12 Dedication......Page 14 Contents......Page 24 Symbols and abbreviations......Page 26 1 Thinking about psychiatry......Page 56 2 Psychiatric assessment......Page 107 3 Symptoms of psychiatric illness......Page 163 4 Neuropsychiatry......Page 192 5 Schizophrenia and related psychoses......Page 262 6 Depressive illness......Page 303 7 Bipolar illness......Page 369 8 Anxiety and stress-related disorders......Page 426 9 Eating and impulse-control disorders......Page 483 10 Sleep–wake disorders......Page 498 11 Reproductive psychiatry, sexual health, and gender-related issues......Page 568 12 Personality disorders......Page 608 13 Old age psychiatry......Page 637 14 Substance misuse......Page 651 15 Child and adolescent psychiatry......Page 743 16 Forensic psychiatry......Page 811 17 Intellectual disability......Page 851 18 Liaison psychiatry......Page 909 19 Psychotherapy......Page 962 20 Legal issues......Page 1021 21 Transcultural psychiatry......Page 1057 22 Therapeutic issues......Page 1075 23 Difficult and urgent situations......Page 1108 24 Useful resources......Page 1143 25 ICD-10/DSM-5 index......Page 1157 Index......Page 1192 "This new edition of the Oxford handbook of psychiatry is the essential, evidence-based companion to all aspects of the subject, from diagnosis and conducting a clinical interview to management by subspeciality. Updated to reflect changes to legislation and classification of psychiatric disorders, and with coverage of DSM-5, ICD-10, and the anticipated ICD-11 coding, this handbook provides the latest advances in practice and management today. With a new chapter on neuropsychiatry and a re-written section on gender dysphoria to reflect the biological and cultural developments in understanding and research since the previous edition, this handbook is the indispensable guide for all trainee and practising psychiatrists."--Page 4 de la couverture Table of Contents: 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. Reproductive psychiatry, sexual dysfunction, and sexuality 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 This fourth edition of what has become an indispensable pocket guide to general psychiatry and the subspecialties continues to provide portable reassurance to health professionals at all levels of experience when dealing with psychiatric issues. As well as a comprehensive overview of the common presentations in psychiatry, this handbook includes practical guidance on the principles of management for individual conditions. Subspecialties, including old age psychiatry, substance misuse, child and adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, intellectual disability, liaison psychiatry, and psychotherapy are covered in separate chapters, as are overarching considerations such as legal issues, cultural context, and therapeutics This Handbook is the comprehensive, indispensible guide to the practice of psychiatry for health professionals of all levels of experience. Fully updated with the latest research and legislature, it provides practical guidance on diagnosis, management, and best practice by subspecialty.