Core Readings in Psychiatry: An Annotated Guide to the Literature - Hardcover

Sacks, Michael H.; Sledge, William H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0880485590 ISBN 13: 9780880485593

Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc, 1995

Synopsis

Core Readings in Psychiatry, Second Edition, stands as an essential text for the academic. The contributors are distinguished experts who have a firm grasp of the relevant and classical citations in specific areas of psychiatry. In the intervening 8 years since the first edition, the profession's knowledge base has changed immensely. Included in this second edition are numerous citations and new topics such as AIDS, neuropsychiatry, models of psychoanalytic thought, child development, and medical economics.

The book will open bibliographic doors for the academician as well as for the provider, manager, and consumer of psychiatric services and knowledge. It is designed to be an introduction and guide to the entire psychiatric literature.

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Review:

"[This book] may prove useful as a way of learning about new aspects of psychiatry--especially for medical students, residents, or practitioners as well as busy academicians. This volume is a useful overview of the literature of the diverse and complex field of psychiatry."-- "American Journal of Psychiatry"

"The chapters are written by leading authorities in their field and cover all the essential areas in mental health. This is an outstanding and up-to-date bibliography. This bibliography will be an invaluable asset to clinicians, psychiatric educators, and psychiatric residents who want to keep abreast of this rapidly expanding field."-- "Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal"

"An efficient and exhilarating tool to access the essence of the knowledge base of psychiatry. "Core Readings in Psychiatry, "Second Edition, will be an invaluable resource for clinicians seeking key recent references on specific disorders of their patients; for educators preparing psychiatry curricula; and for students at every level wishing to sample and savor the effervescent highlights from the full range of our field."-- "Stuart C. Yudofsky, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas"

About this edition

• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0880485590
• ISBN 13: 9780880485593
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 944
• Editor: Warren Catherine