Psychiatry;An Illustrated Colour Text

-Concise coverage of psychiatry making the maximum possible use
of colour line diagrams and tables, in contrast to the
competition which tends to be monochrome and dull in appearance.
-Emphasises practical and clinical skills.
-Case histories with questions and answers guide the student in
self-directed learning.
-Balanced presentation of the relative merits of behavioural and
drug treatments




Introduction 2
Treatment in Psychiatry 44
Drug Treatments 14
Psychological treatments 16
Family and social treatments 18
Mood Disorders 20
Depressive disorder 20
Management of depressive disorder 22
Bipolar disorder 24
Schizophrenia 26
Diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia 26
Epidemiology and aetiology of schizophrenia 28
Acute and chronic schizophrenia 30
Management of schizophrenia 32
Neurotic Disorders 34
Anxiety disorders 34
Assessment and management of anxiety disorders 36
Obsessive-compulsive disorder 38
Reactions to stress 40
Dissociative (conversion) disorders 42
Psychiatry and Medicine 44
Liaison psychiatry 44
Psychiatry in primary care 46
Syndromes of cognitive impairment 48
Organic causes of psychiatric symptoms 50
Neurology and psychiatry 52
Eating disorders 54
Personality Disorders 56
Personality disorders I 56
Personality disorders II 58
The Psychiatric Specialities 60
Mental retardation 60
Child psychiatry I 62
Child psychiatry II 64
Old age psychiatry I 66
Old age psychiatry II 68
Forensic psychiatry 70
The Mental Health Act 72
Alcohol dependence I 74
Alcohol dependence II 76
Abuse of psychoactive drugs 78
Psychosexual disorders 80
Case history: comments 82
App.: Summary of ICD-10 86