New Psychiatry - Hardcover

Gorman, Jack M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312146906 ISBN 13: 9780312146900

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 1996

A doctor presents a psychiatric reference book that includes a directory of psychiatric drugs detailing which ones work and which ones do not; articles on such psychiatric illnesses as bulimia, OCD, and depression; and insurance information.

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About the Author:

Jack M. Gorman, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University and Deputy Director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

From Library Journal:

Chief of the Division of Psychobiology at Columbia University and a best-selling author, Gorman (The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs, LJ 6/1/90) has now written a consumer's guide to psychiatric care. After giving eight "principles of the new psychiatry," he outlines detailed explanations of basic treatments (psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive and behavioral therapies, and medication). These are followed by discussions of the most common adult psychiatric disorders (depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, eating disorders, and alcohol and drug abuse). While other compendia of treatment information exist, this book is unique in giving patients and their families concrete information to use in judging the quality of care?how long it takes for each form of treatment to provide relief, possible side effects, even cues that a psychiatrist's performance is probably not adequate. This is an absolutely essential purchase for every public library, even the smallest; academic libraries would also profit from having this book, to expose future mental health workers to the author's eminently sensible standards of care.?Mary Ann Hughes, Neill P.L., Pullman, Wash.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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