The Medical Basis of Psychiatry
Overview
- Editors:
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S. Hossein Fatemi
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University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, USA
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Paula J. Clayton
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University of New Mexico School of Medicine Pasadena, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, California, USA
- Fourth edition of a highly acclaimed work in the field
- Provides the most up-to-date evidence regarding the biology, etiology, diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders
- Elaborates on critical updates outlined in the soon-to-be published DSM-V
About this book
Four years have passed since the last edition (3rd) of this book was published. In the intervening years, several reviews of this book have provided highly encouraging remarks about the value of this book in transmitting information on classification and treatment of psychiatric disorders to the audience. We are proposing to revise all chapters with an eye on accuracy and ease of use, and this is an especially timely endeavor with the upcoming publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual V. All the appropriate new information on biology, etiology, diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders will be added to the current proposed edition. It is our goal to recruit the same authors (if possible) who contributed to the previous edition. While all chapters will be updated (see TOC), those marked by asterisks will be the most likely to undergo more revision. Psychiatry has emerged as a burgeoning scientific field with major advances in etiology and treatment of several disorders. Just as there was excitement in the anatomic advances that took place a hundred years ago when Emil Kraepelin and his collaborators took on the enormous task of classification of psychiatric disorders based on rational scientific thinking, new advances in genetics, biochemistry, neuroanatomy and pharmacotherapy of mental disorders have brought us even closer to a better understanding of complex disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and even autism. The major goal of the previous edition of this classic book was to update the busy clinician, psychiatric resident and medical student with the most up-to-date information on etiology, diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders. This goal remains the focus of the fourth edition of this book. In this updated and expanded edition, the reader will be provided with the most contemporary information and literature supported by a close survey of the field. This new edition of this classic title, with its focus on biologic and medical aspects of psychiatry, will continue to be of significant help to all interested in the scientific practice of psychiatry.
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Table of contents (43 chapters)
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Syndromes: Adult
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- Susan Czapiewski, Victoria Brown-Nyseth
Pages 17-41
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- William Coryell, Paula J. Clayton
Pages 53-78
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- S. Hossein Fatemi, Timothy D. Folsom
Pages 91-120
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- Taylor C. Preston, Richard C. Shelton
Pages 145-168
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- Tanya K. Murphy, S. Evelyn Stewart, Demian Obregon
Pages 169-193
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- C. Robert Cloninger, Mehmet Dokucu
Pages 195-209
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- Scott J. Crow, Elke D. Eckert
Pages 211-228
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- Karen J. Derefinko, Thomas A. Widiger
Pages 229-245
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- Joseph Westermeyer, Gihyun Yoon
Pages 271-291
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- Jon E. Grant, Nancy C. Raymond
Pages 293-311
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Child Psychiatry
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Front Matter
Pages 331-331
Reviews
“The editors and chapter authors have produced a thoroughly revised edition with additional chapters on neuromodulation and rating scales. The targeted audience includes psychiatry residents and psychiatrists, although graduate students in psychology also would enjoy this new edition. … a scholarly work with pertinent and timely citations of the scientific literature at the end of each chapter. This update of this well-known book … remains a welcome addition to the field and is an outstanding review of the literature.” (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody's Book Reviews, July, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, USA
S. Hossein Fatemi
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University of New Mexico School of Medicine Pasadena, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, California, USA
Paula J. Clayton