In this update of the 2000 edition, Ebert (Yale U. School of Medicine) introduces 50 chapters by mostly US contributors that incorporate advances from the psychological and biomedical sciences which impact clinical psychiatric practice. Useful new material includes a section on practice in special settings (e.g., emergency care, consultancies, forensic psychiatry), and updates on key diagnostic, psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic modalities. Beginning with issues and errors in clinical reasoning, authors cover evidence-based diagnosis, treatment, and prevention methods, and disorders in adults, children, and adolescents. The text includes patient vignettes. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) The most accessible, integrated source of clinical psychiatric information--completely updated! ..CURRENT Diagnosis And Treatment: Psychiatry, Second Edition is the ultimate reference for quickly answering day-to-day questions on psychiatric illness in both adults and children. Comprehensive in scope, yet streamlined in its coverage, this time-saving clinical companion reviews essential psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches to the full range of psychiatric disorders...FEATURES.. The most effective interviewing techniques and approaches .. Important evaluation, testing, and decision-making tools and criteria.. Ready-to-use information on psychiatry and the law, psychological testing, emergency psychiatry, evaluating infants, and more.. Authoritative coverage of developmental psychology, neuropsychopharmacology, psychiatric genetics, psychoanalysis, and other related areas .. Helpful section on the principles of evaluating and diagnosing patients, as well as treatment strategies.. Core sections on adult disorders and pediatric psychiatric problems.. NEW! Critical updates to key diagnostic, psychopharmacologic, and psychotherapeutic modalities.. NEW! Section on psychiatric practice in special settings .. ..... ..
