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008			150811s2014 xxu eng d
020			_a0198701055 (paperback)
020			_a9780198701057 (paperback)
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100	1		_aCowen, Paul Harrison, and Tom Burns Philip. _914876
245	1	0	_aShorter oxford textbook of psychiatry _cPaul Harrison, and Tom Burns Philip Cowen.
250			_a6th. ed.
260			_aOxford _bOxford University Press _c2012
300			_a818 p.
520			_aWidely recognized as the standard text for trainee psychiatrists, the Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry stands head and shoulders above the competition. The text has been honed over six editions, displaying a fluency, authority, and insight rarely found in textbooks which makes the process of assimilating information effective and enjoyable. The book provides an introduction to all the clinical topics required by the trainee psychiatrist, including all sub-specialties and major psychiatric conditions. Throughout, the authors emphasize the basic clinical skills required for full assessment and understanding of the patient. Discussion of treatment includes not only scientific evidence, but also practical problems in the management of patients in a family and social context. The text emphasizes an evidence-based approach to practice and gives full attention to ethical and legal issues. Introductory chapters focus on recognition of signs and symptoms, classification and diagnosis, psychiatric assessment, and aetiology. Further chapters deal with all the major psychiatric syndromes as well as providing detailed coverage of pharmacological and psychological treatments. The book gives equal prominence to ICD and DSM classifications���often with direct comparisons���making the book relevant to the practice of psychiatry throughout the world. The Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry remains the most up-to-date secondary level textbook of psychiatry available, with the new edition boasting a new modern design and greater use of summary boxes, tables, and lists than ever before. The extensive bibliography has been brought up-to-date and there are targeted reading lists for each chapter. The Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry fulfils all the study and revision needs of psychiatric trainees, but will also prove useful to medical students, GPs, qualified psychiatrists, and those in related fields who need to be kept informed with current psychiatric practi
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