Psychiatry

A practical guide to the management of various clinical issues seen in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD), this text emphasizes the need for coordinated care between the various professionals, as well as between professionals and caregivers.

Featuring case vignettes from nearly 30 years of Dr.

Mental disorders are ubiquitous, profoundly disabling and people suffering from them frequently endure the worst conditions of life.

Rarely have the many mechanisms that might underlie neural plasticity been examined as explicitly as they are in this broad, lavishly illustrated treatment of plasticity in the somatosensory system.

Nach Thomas Szasz praktiziert die Psychiatrie insofern »grausames Mitleid«, als sie psychisch Erkrankte zwar versorgt, deren Freiheitsrechte aber grausam mißachtet.

The Embodied SelfDimensions, Coherence and DisordersProgress of scientific research into the foundations of human self-experience is fascinating, but it also poses serious questions:* Is the self more than an illusion created by the brain?

A comprehensive survey of the state of current practice, this new edition of Brain Stimulation Therapies for Clinicians provides thoroughly updated information on the growing list of electrical stimulation therapies now in use or under study, including electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), cortical stimulation (CS), and transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS), as well as new coverage of promising treatments such as low intensity focused ultrasound pulsation (LIFUP) and temporal interference stimulation (TI).

Mit der Entwicklung ressourcenorientierter Behandlungsprogramme wurde auch in der Suchttherapie ein Paradigmenwechsel eingeleitet: Es steht nicht mehr nur die Abhängigkeit im Mittelpunkt, sondern der suchtkranke Mensch selbst mit all seinen Schwächen, aber auch Stärken und Potenzialen.

“A serious attempt to understand a common phenomenon” from the author of The Nature of Human Intelligence (Psychology Today).

This book focuses on the complex patterning of mental disorder identified in men and women.

This case series book offers a practical and accessible approach to psychiatry, addressing major clinical problems ranging from psychosis to aging effects, each of which is tackled as it arises in everyday settings.

Mental disorders such as depression and anxiety are increasingly common.

Physical and sexual violence, war, accidents & traumatic events are widely varied and can affect anyone and lead to severe mental illness.

A quel moment situer le debut du processus schizophrenique ?

This book provides extensive information on pedophilia (sexual interest in the prepubescent body age), hebephilia (sexual interest in the early-pubescent body age) and sexual offenses against children, i.

In late 1985, The President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR) spon- sored a National Strategy Conference on Mental Retardation and Mental Health in Washington, D.

El primer libro en el mundo, sobre Retirada exitosa de los medicamentos psiquiátricos.

Boys and men with eating disorders remain a population that is under-recognized and underserved within both research and clinical contexts.

In the first section of this volume, we have attempted to bring together some of the papers that reflect exciting new areas of development in relation to neuroendocrine investigation.

This book challenges professional and public misconceptions of schizophrenia as an illness with intractable symptoms and inexorable mental deterioration, educating clinicians and researchers on the effectiveness of treatment to change the course of or prevent the onset of illness.

Changes within the interdisciplinary field of intellectual and developmental disabilities are evolving at a rapid pace.

When Ifirst read this manuscript, Iexclaimed to a colleague: "e;This is the most important and clinically relevant book on schizophrenia since Bleuler!

Emerging illicit drugs pose a significant clinical challenge.

Allan Tasman, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, has teamed up with Wanda Mohr, Professor, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, to produce a user-friendly textbook for Psychiatry Residents.

A concise and updated guide to the mental health of older people that includes sections on training, guidelines and treatments.

For more than three decades, the Textbook of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences has been the gold standard for understanding the structural and functional foundations and rapidly evolving knowledge base of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Though the origins of asylums can be traced to Europe, the systematic segregation of the mentally ill into specialized institutions occurred in the Unites States only after 1800, just as the struggle to end slavery took hold.

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A game-changing resource for parents caught in the labyrinth of the promoted treatments heralding help for troubled children and their families, this book provides readers invaluable guidance in seeking accurate diagnosis and scientifically verified treatment options.

The field of drug addiction and substance abuse, which was initially confined to behavioral studies, has broadened dramatically.

Hoarding involves the acquisition of and inability to discard large numbers of possessions that clutter the living area of the person collecting them.

Explorations Between Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience brings together the life's work of David Olds, pioneering psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, philosopher, and key figure in neuropsychoanalysis.

Promoting recovery from mental health problems is a guiding principle within modern mental health care.

ABC of Anxiety and Depression is a practical guide to the assessment, treatment and management of patients with anxiety and depression as they commonly present in primary care.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has recently changed the format of its membership examination to adopt multiple choice questions (MCQs).

Treatment resistant Bipolar Disorder is one of the most chronic mental health disorders, which are associated with high suicidality, poor adherence to therapy high percentage of hospitalizations and poor quality of life.

First published in 1985, Ethical Issues in Psychosurgery examines the continuing debate surrounding the treatment of psychiatric disorder by psychosurgery and its ethical implications.

Depression und Demenz sind mit Abstand die häufigsten psychiatrischen Störungen in der zweiten Lebenshälfte.

The single most readily readable source of information on psychopharmacology, covering disease and drug mechanisms in one highly illustrated volume.

The second edition of this award-winning textbook has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout.

What kinds of questions do experienced therapists ask themselves when facing a new client?

Essential for the laboratory, this practical manual presents a wide variety of techniques associated with the use of human CNS tissue obtained at autopsy.

The psychological states of patients with diabetes mellitus were compared with those of patients suffering from other chronic diseases and people with no diagnosed chronic diseases.

As both an academic and professional psychologist, my background is somewhat unique.

Filling in the gaps from students' lack of experience and confidence, The Beginning Psychotherapist's Companion, Second Edition is a supportive and empathetic guide, addressing real-world concerns and providing essential insights not taught in textbooks.

The importance of conducting empirical research for the future of psychodynamics is presented in this excellent new volume.