Psychiatry by Ten Teachers

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Published: 28/01/2011

Extent: 248 pages

Illustrations: 9 colour line drawings, 19 colour halftones

 

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Summary:
An essential purchase for every medical student and junior doctor, Psychiatry by Ten Teachers follows the renowned Ten Teachers' highly-praised and successful tradition of providing key information written by ten respected experts in the field. In addition, the work conforms to the core curriculum recommended to medical schools by the RCPsych Scoping Group on Undergraduate Psychiatry.

Completely up to date, it encourages students to get the most out of their psychiatry attachment and helps them to pass their exams, as well as providing key advice on providing quality medical care, regardless of the field in which they decide to specialize.

Useful tips and advice ensure that this is more than a standard introduction to the subject, encouraging additional reading, supporting critical thinking and bringing exam success.

Key text features
- Key feature boxes throughout highlight necessary learning outcomes
- Illustrative case studies throughout engage the reader and provide realistic advice on psychiatry

• With a foreword by Professor Dinesh Bhugra, Dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Featuring clinical cases throughout, with key management information
• Includes 'key features' boxes highlighting necessary learning outcomes, plus useful lists of key websites and further reading
• Highly illustrated throughout

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Defining mental health and mental illness
Chapter 2: Personality, predisposing and perpetuating factors in mental illness
Chapter 3: Assessment and engagement with patients
Chapter 4: Making the most of your placement
Chapter 5: Mental Health legislation
Chapter 6: Mood disorders
Chapter 7: Anxiety disorders
Chapter 8: Phobias
Chapter 9: Schizophrenia
Chapter 10: Substance misuse
Chapter 11: Eating disorders
Chapter 12: Organic disorders
Chapter 13: Psychiatric aspects of intellectual disability
Chapter 14: Disorders of childhood and adolescence
Chapter 15: Disorders of personality
Chapter 16: Commonly used psychological treatments
Chapter 17: Psychopharmacology
Chapter 18: Psychiatric emergencies

About the Author(s):
Nisha Dogra BM DCH MRCPsych MA PhD
Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
The Greenwood Institute of Child Health,
University of Leicester

Brian Lunn MB ChB FRCPsych
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Newcastle University

Stephen Cooper MD FRCPI FRCPsych
Professor of Psychiatry
Queen's University Belfast

Readership:
Core: Primarily medical students in their final years; however ideally it would be recommended to medical students of all years - approx 33,000 in the UK. Supplementary: Junior doctors, particularly t