Psychiatry Books

Book SynopsisSchizophrenia is a relatively common disease whose lifetime prevalence in the general population is reported to be about 1%. From the perspective of public health, the illness has been associated with serious consequences. Besides psychotic symptoms, schizophrenia is characterised by disturbances of cognitive function, which is considered to largely determine the outcome of patients. The neural and genetic substrates underlying its pathophysiology have not been fully demarcated, posing a challenge for the development of breakthrough therapeutics. This book provides key information about the latest endeavour to solve these difficulties characterising this enigmatic disease.

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Book SynopsisGeneralized Anxiety Disorder may be seen as a gateway condition from normalcy to pathology with blurred boundaries towards several concurrent disorders. This anxiety illness is responsible for psychological suffering and personal dysfunction in a considerable proportion of individuals in the general population. Since its original definition in the DSM-III (1980), the clinical and scientific interest in Generalized Anxiety Disorder has grown, becoming a challenge for researchers and practitioners nowadays. This book provides a modern viewpoint with intriguing insights on relevant topics, including historical frameworks, epidemiology, basic neurobiological sciences, clinical presentation and complexity, and major treatment options. The list of contributors include professors, researchers, PhD students, clinical psychiatrists and psychologists; they belong to different universities and training institutions and all of them possess a distinguished expertise in the specific fields of interest. Psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists, residents and undergraduate students may take advantage of this book, from both clinical and research-oriented perspectives.

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Book SynopsisIt is slowly becoming accepted that people with terminal illnesses who are suffering physically and mentally from the illness have the moral and legal right to choose suicide and, in some jurisdictions, they have the ability to obtain assistance from others in accomplishing their suicide. Physician-assisted suicide is legal in Oregon and other regions of the USA and in some countries such as Switzerland. However, the presence of a psychiatric disorder in the individual usually makes it illegal for a physician to assist individuals (by prescribing a lethal dose of medication) in dying by suicide. What if the person does not have a terminal illness? Does this mean that their choice of suicide cannot be a rational decision? What if the person can be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder? Does their psychiatric disorder eliminate the possibility of rational thought? Typically, today, the answer to both of these questions is "Yes". In this book, David Lester, a renowned scholar in the field of suicide, argues that the answer to both questions should be "No." In August 2013, Martin Manley chose to die by suicide and left a website in which he had written his thoughts for the previous year and a half. Lester analyses Manley''s writing, and relevant psychological research, to argue that Manley''s decision was the result of rational thinking despite the fact that Manley did not have a terminal illness. The book also examines the notion that people with a psychiatric disorder cannot think rationally or make rational decisions. Lester first criticises psychiatry for being scientifically unsound and then presents evidence that those labelled by psychiatrists as having a mental illness can make rational decisions. Lester also presents the case of Jo Roman who was suffering from terminal cancer, who refused further treatment and arranged to die by suicide supported by her husband and large circle of friends. Lester concludes that deaths by suicide may be rational more often than we commonly believe and that these deaths may be appropriate ways of dying.

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Book SynopsisThe Evergreen Programme is a group-based therapeutic programme for older adults with acute mental illness which has been in place since 2003 at St. Patrick''s University Hospital, Dublin. The Evergreen Guide is compiled by members of the multidisciplinary team, from a diverse range of disciplines, who deliver this programme in an inpatient unit of the largest mental health facility in Ireland. This publication reflects the broad range of topics and material which form the basis of the 6-week rotational programme. The Evergreen Programme was designed to be an interactive group programme for older people with a range of psychological conditions that could bridge the gap between diversional activities and psychotherapy. We believe that this book will be of particular interest to health professionals who deliver group-based therapy to older people and will also be a resource for long-term care facilities, as well as community-based active retirement groups and day hospitals, and other acute inpatient facilities. The book reflects a holistic approach to the treatment and rehabilitation of older people recovering from acute mental illness. The chapters are presented in a format that prompts discussion and participation through the use of reflective questions at the start of each chapter, followed by six, discrete weekly modules'' reflecting the present organisation and operation of the Evergreen Programme. Clinicians can pick up this guide and begin to use it immediately, as a manual or road map in a group setting, for imparting the practical principles and strategies needed by older people to maximise their physical, mental and creative abilities. The breadth of topics covered is diverse ranging from successful aging, to spirituality, to the safe use of medication. All of the material is written by the team of clinicians who have considerable individual skill and knowledge, not only in relation to the theoretical material, but also in respect of the optimal methods and manner for imparting this information to groups of older people. Mental health professionals will appreciate this practical and detailed guide which will increase their effectiveness, relevance and competence in working with older people.

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Book SynopsisDelirium is an acute change in mental status, which has the features of a fluctuating mental status, inattention, and either disorganised thinking or altered level of consciousness. It is a common development particularly in hospitalised elderly patients. Delirium is independently associated with adverse sequelae including increased mortality, institutionalisation and cognitive decline. Despite this, case identification remains poor, with up to two-thirds being missed or mis-attributed to dementia, depression and other neuropsychiatric diagnoses. This book discusses how delirium affects the critically ill; early detection of delirium; delirium in surgical patients; and delirium''s connection to eating disorders.

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Book SynopsisIn many ways, it is "the best of times and the worst of times" for the field of psychiatry. New discoveries in neuroscience are leading us to a better understanding of several major disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. New and effective treatments are gradually emerging for these conditions, sometimes combining medication with brief, targeted forms of psychotherapy. And, psychiatrists are increasingly aware of the role of culture and spiritual values in working emphatically with patients. At the same time, psychiatry is being challenged from several quarters, with both its diagnostic system and treatment methods, the subject of great controversy. Mental illness itself continues to be misunderstood or stigmatised, and those who treat psychiatric disorders have been subject to harsh criticism and hostility. Economic pressures have encroached on psychiatry''s ability to provide psychotherapy for many patients, and the "biopsychosocial model" of treatment has been undermined. For all these reasons, psychiatry finds itself "on the edge" -- the edge of both great promise and equally great peril. In this collection of essays drawn from his many years writing for Psychiatric Times, Ronald W Pies, MD, defends psychiatry against its detractors, while also acknowledging the profession''s shortcomings and challenges. He provides a robust defence of both the science and the art of psychiatric treatment, while moving beyond the symptom-based, DSM approach to diagnosis. Dr Pies takes on the positivist critics who insist that only bodily disease is "real", and emphasises that both psychiatry and general medicine identify disease states by the presence of substantial suffering and incapacity. He also espouses a broad-based, humanistic approach to the care of the patient, drawing on several philosophical and spiritual traditions. Finally, Pies argues that psychiatry cannot be viewed apart from the system of ethical values that underlie medical practice in general, and offers some caveats regarding the misuse of psychiatric expertise for non-medical purposes. Unifying all these essays is the teaching of the 12th century physician and sage, Maimonides, who said, "The physician does not treat a disease; but rather, the diseased person."

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Book SynopsisAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been considered as one of the most frequently diagnosed psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. Nowadays it is becoming among one of the most common lifelong psychiatric disorders. Although ADHD symptoms are clearly defined by DSM 5, it influences the life of each person in many different and variable ways. ADHD is not a single phenomenon with simple causes and simple manifestations. One of the main characteristics of ADHD is variability. Variability in etiology, genetics, biology of the disorder, symptomatology and especially real life manifestation. To understand ADHD means to understand its high variability that is one of the most typical signs of this diagnosis. The present book approaches ADHD from the perspective of its variability. It reviews the variability of ADHD from etiology through somatic and neurobiological causes and manifestations to psychological and social context. The book provides a review of variability of the diagnoses also in very specific areas such as in the somatic development of ADHD children. The aim of this book is to provide an overview of the variability of ADHD for professionals in the broadest area of mental health as well as for related professions. The book is a great source for clinical as well as research workers.

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Book SynopsisThis is a startlingly frank account of a psychiatrist''s and a psychologist''s learnings, milestones and mistakes when working with people with the characteristics of borderline personality disorder (BPD). The book is an examination of the physician and therapist as much as it is of this often alarming and bewildering'' group of people. Throughout their illuminating, frank and often moving accounts of their work, Doctors Little and Thomson elucidate and reflect on the principles that inform their practice and the practice of their mental health team colleagues. Importantly, the book also presents stories in their own words from the people with whom they all work. These stories offer further valuable insight into the experience of BPD and its treatment and therapy.

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Book SynopsisPsychopathy is one of the most serious and challenging conditions that society and mental health professionals face. The consequences of the actions of persons with psychopathy on other individuals or society at large are very great. Persons with psychopathy are extremely difficult to treat and indeed some treatments in the past have been shown to cause deterioration affects. This book explores the issue of psychopathy from the point of view of the individual with psychopathy, brain aspects of the condition, cultural aspects, treatment aspects and it''s relation to autism and other empathy disorder which it can on occasion overlap with.

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Book SynopsisGambling Disorder, or pathological gambling, is a psychiatric condition characterized by persistent and recurrent maladaptive gambling behaviour. Previously considered among impulse control disorders, the new DSM-5 considers Gambling Disorder as a behavioural addiction, sharing neurobiological and clinical similarities with substance-use disorders. However, although Gambling Disorder is a medical illness and as such can be treated, it is crucial to gain a wider perspective on the theme, taking into account all the cultural attitudes, motivations behind its diffusion and relative consequences on the quality of life. But why gamble? Among the wide variety of the material and symbolic functions of gambling, there are the desires for relaxation, excitement, socialization, challenge, and an aesthetic quest. Gambling can also be perceived as an escape from difficult situations. Generally, however, the hope for significant gains to improve the economic situation constitutes the leading motivation. In some cases trying to gamble may represent a tentative to establish a relation with something that is transcendent. In this book the proposed perspectives differ from that of schoolchildren and adolescents to females and indigenous populations. There is an emphasis on important issues as the psychopathological assessment, the availability of treatments and rehabilitation options, the presence of specific temperament and character traits, and other possible consequences of gambling directly depending on the poor quality of life, such as the suicide risk.

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Book SynopsisWith the book Borderline Personality Disorder in Older Adults: Emphasis on Care in Institutional Settings, Drs. Hategan, Bourgeois, and Xiong address an often underappreciated clinical problem that is likely increasing with the aging of the population. Geriatric patients with borderline personality disorder, like their younger counterparts, experience social and relationship challenges, comorbid psychiatric illness (including but not limited to substance use disorders), comorbid systemic illness, and are high utilizers of medical and social services. With the aging of the population worldwide, more older patients with chronic/progressive illnesses are to be found in various institutional settings such as skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation units, and residential care, as well as in the general hospital. However, these patients'' habitual patterns of behavior (including affective dyscontrol, externalizing of blame, "splitting" the external world into groups who are "all good" and "all bad") make the compromises and need for collectivity in institutional settings more challenging than for any other easily defined and demarcated patient group. The Editors have assembled a large team of authors and co-authors to produce a clinical handbook that addresses the clinical, social, and administrative needs of this particular group of patients. They include an overview of the development of the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder over several issues of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classification system; the epidemiology and comorbidity, personality and aging, clinical diagnosis and productive use of psychometrics; clinical interventions including psychotherapy, psychopharmacology and advanced somatic treatments; and chapters devoted to medical-legal matters, systems of care, therapeutic alliance, and palliative care approaches. In all chapters, the authors have endeavored to focus specifically on the challenges posed for the patient, the clinician, and the larger system for geriatric patients with borderline personality disorder. The authors and the editors hope that this volume summarizes the current clinical literature pertinent to the care of this population, with a focus on clinical encounters, clinical decision making, and techniques for interventions with patients and clinical systems of care to enhance the opportunities for favorable clinical outcomes for these patients, who typically have difficulty coping with the major existential challenges of old age, infirmity, and mortality. Greater awareness of borderline personality disorder in this population and greater clinician attunement to its understanding and management may serve the patient and the care system in this regard.

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Book SynopsisIn many ways, it is "the best of times and the worst of times" for the field of psychiatry. New discoveries in neuroscience are leading us to a better understanding of several major disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. New and effective treatments are gradually emerging for these conditions, sometimes combining medication with brief, targeted forms of psychotherapy. And, psychiatrists are increasingly aware of the role of culture and spiritual values in working emphatically with patients. At the same time, psychiatry is being challenged from several quarters, with both its diagnostic system and treatment methods, the subject of great controversy. Mental illness itself continues to be misunderstood or stigmatised, and those who treat psychiatric disorders have been subject to harsh criticism and hostility. Economic pressures have encroached on psychiatry''s ability to provide psychotherapy for many patients, and the "biopsychosocial model" of treatment has been undermined. For all these reasons, psychiatry finds itself "on the edge" -- the edge of both great promise and equally great peril. In this collection of essays drawn from his many years writing for Psychiatric Times, Ronald W Pies, MD, defends psychiatry against its detractors, while also acknowledging the profession''s shortcomings and challenges. He provides a robust defence of both the science and the art of psychiatric treatment, while moving beyond the symptom-based, DSM approach to diagnosis. Dr Pies takes on the positivist critics who insist that only bodily disease is "real", and emphasises that both psychiatry and general medicine identify disease states by the presence of substantial suffering and incapacity. He also espouses a broad-based, humanistic approach to the care of the patient, drawing on several philosophical and spiritual traditions. Finally, Pies argues that psychiatry cannot be viewed apart from the system of ethical values that underlie medical practice in general, and offers some caveats regarding the misuse of psychiatric expertise for non-medical purposes. Unifying all these essays is the teaching of the 12th century physician and sage, Maimonides, who said, "The physician does not treat a disease; but rather, the diseased person."

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Book SynopsisAntipsychotic drugs are frequently prescribed to older adults with dementia. Dementia affects millions of older adults, causing behavioral symptoms such as mood changes, loss of communication, and agitation. Concerns have been raised about the use of antipsychotic drugs to address the behavioral symptoms of the disease, primarily due to the FDA''s boxed warning that these drugs may cause an increased risk of death when used by older adults with dementia and the drugs are not approved for this use. This book examines to what extent antipsychotic drugs are prescribed for older adults with dementia living inside and outside nursing homes; what is known from selected experts and published research about factors contributing to the such prescribing; and to what extent the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken action to reduce the use of antipsychotic drugs by older adults with dementia.

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Book SynopsisForensic psychiatry is frequently defined as the branch of psychiatry that deals with issues arising in the interface between psychiatry and law. Forensic psychiatry uses psychiatric knowledge and techniques in questions of law. It is regarded as a subspecialty of psychiatry and a secondary science of criminology. The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law defines forensic psychiatry as "a subspecialty of psychiatry in which scientific and clinical expertise is applied in legal contexts involving civil, criminal, correctional, regulatory or legislative matters, and in specialised clinical consultations in areas such as risk assessment or employment." This book is a collection of articles dedicated to different issues related to the field of forensic psychiatry.

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Book SynopsisMounting evidence from preclinical and clinical research suggests that the glutamatergic system is highly involved in the pathophysiology of major neuropsychiatric disorders. All of these scientific activities are a necessary first step, which translates into opportunities in terms of development of new and improved treatment strategies. Glutamate-based research over the last couple of decades has provided novel insights into the pathogenesis of both psychiatric disorders such as treatment resistant depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, ADHD and neurological disorders including Alzheimer''s dementia, migraine, epilepsy, ALS and neuropathic pain. Recent news developments also indicate glutamate involvement in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. In addition to the above, recent discoveries that several novel therapeutic agents like riluzole, memantine, ketamine, topiramate and lamotrigine possess glutamatergic properties as part of their mechanism of action, further boosted the interest of drug development companies and academic research centers to put more effort into investigating novel therapeutically efficacious compounds. Moreover, recent large "real life" clinical studies, such as STAR*D, also looked into disease-associated glutamate genetics and paved the way for the future creation of first individualised pharmacogenetic treatments. The overall purpose of this book is to provide the reader with expert opinions relating to the most up-to-date information on glutamate''s role in pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders and current and future glutamatergic treatment strategies. The authors'' hope that this contribution will foster future research activities, which are all ultimately aiming to improve quality of life in patients with chronic, psychiatric and neurological disorders, thus enhancing their contribution to society.

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Book SynopsisChildren in foster care are children that the state has removed from their homes and placed in another setting designed to provide round-the-clock care (eg: foster family home, group home, child care institution). The large majority of children enter foster care because of neglect or abuse at the hands of their parents. Maltreatment by a caregiver is often traumatic for children, and may lead to children having challenges regulating their emotions and interpreting cues and communication from others, among other problem behaviors. Children in foster care are more likely to have mental health care needs than children generally. Children in foster care who have mental health needs may receive psychosocial services such as individual or group counseling and case management to improve their health. Alternatively, or in addition, a medical professional may prescribe psychotropic medications. These are prescribed drugs that affect the brain chemicals related to mood and behavior. They are used to treat a variety of mental health conditions including attention disorders, depression, anxiety, conduct disorders, and others. While psychotropic medication alone is not necessarily advised, children in foster care may more readily receive psychotropics to treat their mental health needs due to the complexity of their symptoms and the lack of appropriate screening and assessment and/or the limited availability of health care professionals trained to provide effective therapies (eg: cognitive behavioral therapy). This book discusses psychotropic medication for children in foster care. It also provides additional federal guidance which could help states better plan for oversight of psychotropic medications administered by managed-care organisations.

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Book SynopsisObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which is characterised by distressing intrusive thoughts and repetitive, time-consuming, task-oriented actions intended to counter these thoughts and reduce anxiety, represents a serious psychiatric condition and cause of disability worldwide. This book consists of five chapters that provide details on the effects of OCD and strategies for reducing its negative impact. Chapter One provides a general overview of OCD, including its neurochemical basis and treatment approaches. Chapter Two explores some of the nuisances present in working with individuals with OCD within the context of obsessive and compulsive content that may require additive elements to be considered in treatment. Chapter Three discusses the diagnostic criteria, clinical aspects, and current treatment approaches of paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome and paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections. Chapter Four describes the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents with OCD. Lastly, Chapter Five explains the role that religion takes in certain presentations of OCD and informs clinicians how to differentiate between standard religious practices and compulsive behaviours.Table of ContentsPreface; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A General Overview; Relevant Mechanisms in Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Case for Domain-Specific Relevance with Scrupulosity and Other Forms of Obsessions and Compulsions; Acute-Onset Subtypes of Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections; The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; A Review of Considerations in Assessing and Treating Religious-Themed Obsessions; Index.

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Book SynopsisHumanism is an optimistic philosophy that believes in the scientific process, human worth and dignity, and the ability of humankind to solve its problems no matter how complicated. "Humanist Psychiatry, 2nd Edition" is not about the practice of psychiatry, but rather about how the field is conceptualised, organised, and propelled forward. Despite the huge advances in the neurosciences in the last 30 to 40 years, the practice of psychiatry has remained stagnant except for a few newer and safer medications. This book is an outcry for all who care about human suffering in any form but particularly in the form of psychiatric disorders. The principle of worth and dignity does not place a price, nor take into consideration, the cost of taking care of human beings. Psychiatric disorders remain devastatingly widespread, under-recognised and under-treated worldwide. Psychiatric disorders are among the most common causes for disability and lost productivity. Psychiatric patients have lives that are 15 to 20 years shorter than mentally healthy populations. Advances in neuroscience research clearly and overwhelmingly point to the eventual unravelling of the mysteries of the brain. We, in psychiatry, cannot wait the decades it will take to fully understand the brain. The term "mental" embodies the duality of mind-brain or mental-physical. Doing away with this duality is our first step to burying stigma and relegating it to medical history. "Humanist Psychiatry" begins by summarising the humanist principles, then discusses how the biology principle should guide advances in psychiatric research and how psychiatry research could be organised. The book addresses issues of education and practice from a humanist''s viewpoint. The book then goes into more specific areas of practice, like correctional and addiction psychiatry, discussing how practice adhering to the humanist principles would impact the field. The current edition of Humanist Psychiatry deals with controversial issues like drug legalisation and whether psychiatry should have its own school instead of being a branch of medicine. Finally, the book discusses the issue of stigma and how humanism can help speed up the dissipation of the stigma associated with psychiatric disorders. The 2nd edition of Humanist Psychiatry has widened its scope to address all professionals working in the field, such as social workers, psychologists and addiction therapists in addition to all those who care about the issue of psychiatric disorders from community organisers to legislators.

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Book SynopsisThis is the only book on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) written in a structure that caters to the tendency for adults with ADHD to jump around. This essential guidebook begins by describing how the ADHD brain processes information and how that leads to typical challenges that people with ADHD experience, as well as why certain strategies are effective and others aren't. This lays the foundation for everything that follows, from getting diagnosed to an overview of the research of how ADHD affects people's lives. A thorough explanation of standard treatment options-including medication, therapy, and coaching-as well as alternative treatments, helps guide adults with ADHD to get the most from their healthcare providers. From there, the book provides an extensive collection of practical strategies to overcome common struggles in the areas of self-esteem, work, relationships, friendships, parenting, and everyday life. It covers everything from time management to getting organized. Brief, ADHD-friendly articles can stand alone or be read in sequence, making it the perfect book for the busy adult with ADHD who wants rock-solid information that is easily digestible.Trade Review"It is a real pleasure to read Tuckman's superbly rendered book on ADHD in adults, for it is so well-reasoned, science-based, information-rich, to the point, and finally--useful! Apart from wishing I had written it, I sincerely wish that you will read it." --Russell A. Barkley, PhD, clinical professor of psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina"Tuckman has filled a huge gap in our understanding of adults who suffer from ADHD . . . This book is a valuable contribution to the literature and will be a treasured resource." --Harvey C. Parker, PhD, cofounder of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder"Tuckman has authored a state of the art volume deftly blending science and clinical experience to provide a reasoned, reasonable and eminently useful treatment guide for adult ADHD. He writes from a strong scientific and clinical framework." --Sam Goldstein, PhD, research professor of psychology, George Mason University

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Book SynopsisThis book covers the psychological conditions associated with the many phases of a woman''s lifespan: the menarche; the menstrual cycle; infertility; pregnancy and the puerperium; and menopause and perimenopause. Issues such as eating disorders, substance misuse and other disorders are also addressed. For each condition, the nature and extent of the condition, detection or diagnosis, the pharmacological and psychosocial interventions available, and the importance of referral and co-working with multidisciplinary teams are covered. The book is primarily designed to provide a comprehensive summary for candidates preparing for the Part 2 MRCOG examination, and as such covers the RCOG curriculum for psychological disorders. It is also a valuable guide for all healthcare professionals needing a clearer understanding of this important area.

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Book SynopsisPersonality disorder used to be a diagnosis of exclusion, a condition deemed 'untreatable'. This situation has been transformed in the past ten years, with a huge expansion of research and clinical interest in personality disorders: what it is like to have a personality disorder, what sort of services are helpful, what treatments work best and what staff need to know. This book provides an expert synthesis of these clinical advances. It covers the nature of personality disorders, assessment, diagnosis and classification, management and a broad range of therapeutic approaches. Written by practitioners with real expertise in the field, the book is equally suitable for psychiatric trainees and more experienced clinicians from the full range of disciplines in mental healthcare. Five chapters have been specially commissioned for this book, while previous versions of the other fifteen chapters have been published in the journal Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - many have been extensively updated by the authors.Table of ContentsPart I. The Nature of the Problem: 1. The nature of personality disorder; 2. Differences between psychopathy and other personality disorders: evidence from neuroimaging; 3. Challenges in the treatment of dangerous and severe personality disorder; 4. Are you looking at me? Understanding and managing paranoid personality disorder; 5. Personality disorder in older people: how common is it and what can be done?; 6. Management of common personality disorders in the acute setting; 7. Personality disorder in women; 8. Personality disorder in adolescence; Part II. Management and General Treatment Approaches: 9. Assessment of personality disorder; 10. Diagnosis and classification of personality disorder: difficulties, their resolution and implications for practice; 11. Murmurs of discontent: treatment and treatability of personality disorder; 12. Personality disorder: its impact on staff and the role of supervision; Part III. Specific Treatment Approaches: 13. Treating personality disorder: methods and outcomes; 14. Skills-based therapies for personality disorder; 15. Insight-oriented therapies for personality disorder; 16. Treatment approaches for severe personality disorder; 17. Mindfulness in the psychotherapy of personality disorder; 18. Cognitive analytic therapy for borderline personality disorder; 19. Contemporary therapeutic communities: complex treatment for complex needs; 20. Nidotherapy: making the environment do the therapeutic work.

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Book SynopsisA practical manual on dealing with physical diseases that commonly affect psychiatric patients. As a psychiatrist, you may be the only medically qualified person caring for your patient. So what do you do when your patient with bipolar disorder also has poorly controlled asthma? Someone taking antipsychotic medication complains of chest pain - what action do you need to take? Your elderly patient with dementia shows signs of respiratory distress following a fall - do you manage this yourself, or arrange a transfer to the emergency department? People with a mental illness or intellectual disability are especially vulnerable to physical illness but may not have easy access to a primary care doctor. All psychiatrists must be able to deal with medical emergencies and minor injuries, interpret basic medical investigations and recognise where and when to get help from a general practitioner or another specialist. Essentials of Physical Health in Psychiatry addresses this need.Trade Review"For a specialty that can tend to marginalize physical health, this is a concise reference with some good pointers towards more detailed information where appropriate. ...Of more interest to medical students and doctors working within the area of mental health." - Nursing Times (Online) "It is time for psychiatrists to be seen as 'real doctors' again and it is our job to make sure our patients get the physical healthcare they are entitled to. But some rapid revision is called for...this book will give us confidence that we have an up-to-date handle on physical health. This book will be invaluable to any member of the psychiatry team." - British Journal of Psychiatry "The layout makes this an easy to read reference, with summary boxes clearly colour coded for those in a hurry. Of particular use are the learning points at the end of each chapter." - Nursing Times (Online)Table of ContentsForeword Sue Bailey; Foreword Dinesh Bhugra; Preface; Section I. Improving Physical Health: 1. Meeting the physical health needs of people with mental disorders and disabilities; 2. Lifestyle and risks to physical health; 3. General practice in the UK; 4. The role of nurses; 5. The role of health professionals allied to medicine; 6. Tobacco smoking; 7. Obesity and weight management; 8. Physical activity; 9. Physical health standards and examination; 10. The neurological examination; 11. Medico-legal aspects of the treatment of patients with mental illness or learning disabilities; Section II. Medical Specialties: 12. Cardiovascular disease; 13. Respiratory disease; 14. Neurological disorders; 15. Endocrinology; 16. Diabetes; 17. Hepatology; 18. Blood-borne viruses; 19. Sexual health; 20. Contraception, pregnancy, the puerperium and breastfeeding; 21. Cancer; Section III. Psychiatric Specialties and Physical Health: 22. Alcohol; 23. Drug misuse; 24. Physical aspects of mental illness in children and adolescents; 25. Forensic psychiatric services; 26. General adult psychiatry; 27. Intellectual disabilities; 28. Liaison psychiatry; 29. Old age psychiatry; 30. Physical effects of eating disorders; Section IV. Medical Emergencies and Injuries: 31. Emergency medicine; 32. Minor injuries.

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Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive guide to the application of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) throughout adult psychiatry. Case histories are used to illustrate the application as well as the theory underpinning the techniques. No school of CBT dominates in the book, but a range of CBT therapies are discussed, with particular focus on the evidence base for the interventions. This is a practical book that will guide and inform your treatment of patients. It is an indispensable resource for psychiatrists, CBT therapists and trainees, as well as a wide range of medical specialists. It covers all relevant adult mental health problems, from the most common to the unusual cases, and incorporates all schools of CBT including behavioural, cognitive, schema-focused and third generation therapies. Numerous and thought-provoking case examples show the practical application of various therapies and demonstrate a rounded approach to patient treatment.Trade Review“This author is to be applauded for distilling considerable clinical experience into a clear, surprisingly readable book … easy to navigate and dip into with a specific clinical question … also accessible to the non-specialist clinician.” - British Journal of Hospital Medicine. “All in all, this book is a comprehensive and user-friendly guide for the busy clinician.” - East Asian Archives of Psychiatry (Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists) “The emphasis on situations frequently encountered in secondary care, such as psychosis, personality disorder and prescribing issues make this book a particularly useful resource for psychiatrists in training and indeed other medics, such as general practice trainees, who have a particular interest in mental health.” - The British Journal of Psychiatry (BJPsych) “The strongest feature of CBT for Adults is its organization. Each chapter begins with a brief overview, presents its material, and ends with key learning points, references, and other recommended reading. …Readers…can expect to expand their knowledge of how CBT is applied to different presenting issues.” - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry “At first glance, I must say this is one of the most useful texts I have ever seen. I have a large library of books by the `experts’ but, having now acquired yours, I could throw most of them away! It provides the clearest account of how to apply the principles of CBT I have ever read. This text is full of common sense!” - Brian Copley, Accredited Cognitive Behaviour Therapist BABCP/UKCP "It is encouraging that clinicians can quickly learn to guide patients to complete behavioural and cognitive treatments for a large number of clinical problems that help many people within a few weeks... This volume by Dr Drummond is an excellent guide for clinicians who want to learn how to do this." - Emeritus Professor Isaac M. MarksTable of ContentsList of tables, boxes, figures and case examples; Foreword Isaac M. Marks; Preface; List of abbreviations; Structure of the book; 1. Introduction; 2. Assessment; 3. Rules of reinforcement and practical examples; 4. Social skills training; 5. Relationship, communication and sexual skills training; 6. Phobic and social anxiety; 7. Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders; 8. Depression; 9. Generalised anxiety disorder and panic; 10. Body dysmorphic disorder and the somatic symptom and related disorders; 11. Eating disorders; 12. Addictive behaviour; 13. Schizophrenia and the psychoses; 14. Personality disorder; 15. CBT in combination with other therapy; Glossary; Index.

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Book SynopsisAn up to date comprehensive overview of contemporary practice within psychiatric rehabilitation services. It is a practical and operational guide which takes the reader logically and systematically from foundation to clinical practice to service development. The second edition has been completely revised and contains several new chapters.Trade Review"This is an excellent text on this burgeoning field. ...A very helpful text to gather resources in these times of austerity with a longer view of cost benefit. It also evidences the need to look after staff so they can look after patients. Its strengths are its clarity and the breadth and depth of the subject matter it covers. Its detailed account of the need to take time and build relationships and not give up if it doesn't work straight away is very important." - BMA Medical Book Awards 2016 Programme and Award Winners (This title was Highly Commended in the Psychiatry category) "Although the book focuses on rehabilitation psychiatry, its appeal is wider and it is useful to multidisciplinary mental health teams, medical students and other healthcare practitioners. It is easy to read - the diversity of topics allows each chapter to stand alone so readers can dip in and out of the book as they please. It also functions as a 'toolkit' to support shared decision-making when faced with complexity." - BJPsych BulletinTable of ContentsList of contributors; List of figures, tables and boxes; Preface; Part I. Setting the Scene: 1. Rehabilitation in a historical context Paul Wolfson and Frank Holloway; 2. What is psychiatric rehabilitation? Tom Craig and Helen Killaspy; 3. Rehabilitation as a values-led practice: the contribution of recovery, social inclusion and personalisation Glenn Roberts, Jed Boardman and Kevin Lewis; 4. A comprehensive approach to assessment in rehabilitation settings Alan Meaden and Sridevi Kalidindi; 5. Understanding madness: a psychosocial perspective Elina Baker and Glenn Roberts; 6. First-person narratives Jerome Carson; Part II. Treatment Approaches: 7. Treatment approaches: overview Sridevi Kalidindi, Frank Holloway, Helen Killaspy and Glenn Roberts; 8. Rehabilitation at the coalface: practical approaches to helping people improve their functional skills Simon Tobitt, Thérèse Jenkins and Sridevi Kalidindi; 9. Cognitive approaches: cognitive-behavioural therapy and cognitive remediation therapy Craig Steel, Til Wykes and Rumina Taylor; 10. Family interventions Gráinne Fadden; 11. Working with challenging behaviour Shawn Mitchell and Sanjith Kamath; 12. Working with coexisting substance misuse Cheryl Kipping; 13. Creative therapies and creativity Frank Röhricht, Stuart Webster and Simon Procter; 14. Management of medication when treatment is failing Georgina Boon, Melinda Sweeting and James MacCabe; 15. Physical healthcare Joseph Hayes and David Osborn; Part III. Key Elements of a Rehabilitation Service: 16. Key elements of a rehabilitation service: overview Helen Killaspy, Frank Holloway, Sridevi Kalidindi and Glenn Roberts; 17. Rehabilitation in hospital settings Steffan Davies and Helen Killaspy; 18. Community-based rehabilitation and recovery Sridevi Kalidindi and Frank Holloway; 19. Housing: a place to live Helen Killaspy, Stefan Priebe and Geoff Shepherd; 20. Work and employment Jed Boardman; 21. Peer support in mental health services Julie Repper and Emma Watson; 22. Leadership, management and service development in rehabilitation practice Tom Edwards and Frank Holloway; Part IV. Special Topics in Psychiatric Rehabilitation: 23. Special topics in psychiatric rehabilitation: overview Frank Holloway, Sridevi Kalidindi, Helen Killaspy and Glenn Roberts; 24. Rehabilitation and acquired brain injury Ryan Aguiar and Czarina Kirk; 25. Autism spectrum disorder Dene Robertson and Daniel De La Harpe Golden; 26. Risk management in rehabilitation practice Shawn Mitchell; 27. Rehabilitation: an international perspective Frank Holloway, Matthew Erlich and Lloyd I. Sederer; 28. Psychosocial rehabilitation across culture: the experience in low- and middle-income countries Rangaswamy Thara and Dinesh Bhugra; 29. Expanding the evidence base Helen Killaspy and Steffan Davies; Part V. Future Directions: 30. Psychiatric rehabilitation: future directions in policy and practice Helen Killaspy, Sridevi Kalidindi, Glenn Roberts and Frank Holloway; 31. Rehabilitation and recovery in the twenty-first century Helen Killaspy, Sridevi Kalidindi, Glenn Roberts and Frank Holloway; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book gives advice and practical tips on how to prepare thoroughly for RCPsych's CASC exam, from six months before. It explains a range of communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal, and other preparation methods and presents twelve mock stations, with instructions, to enable trainees to practice the techniques and skills described in the book.Trade Review"A useful resource for people who plan to sit the examination. ...The contents of the book are comprehensive, practical, concise, and easy to read. The book consists of just 80 pages so it should not take long to grasp the essence of the examination." - East Asian Archives of Psychiatry (Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists)Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Core Skills: 1. Core communication skills; 2. Verbal communication skills; 3. Taking control; 4. Structured presentations; 5. Physical examination skills, investigations and cognitive examination; Part II. Planning your Preparation: 6. Developing the right knowledge; 7. Individual preparation; 8. Group preparation; 9. The day of the exam; Part III. Putting Skills into Practice - Mock Stations.

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Book SynopsisA practical guide for clinicians working with children and young people under the age of eighteen that focuses on essential elements of children's mental health law, a complex area that is often poorly understood.Table of ContentsPreface Lord Justice Munby; 1. Introducing child mental health and the law; 2. The rights of the child; 3. The Children Act; 4. Consent; 5. Confidentiality; 6. The Mental Health Act; 7. The Mental Capacity Act; 8. Juvenile justice; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a selection of papers presented recently at the annual scientific conferences -- known as the bioclinical interface -- held at Rouffac in Alsace. It puts the accent firmly on the modern aspects and contemporary problems of psychiatry. The first part of the book deals with biological and clinical areas. The second gives an almost exhaustive overview of the psychiatric applications of imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

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Book SynopsisThis is both a book on art and a psychiatric manual and at the same time it is neither. It takes a radically different approach by setting out to describe subjective viewpoints: those of works of art, those of patients and those of the reader. The aim is to achieve an understanding of the psychological world of bipolar patients through a subtle interplay of connections between the subjectivity of those three protagonists. Subjectivity also prevailed in the authors'' choices: which clinical aspects of bipolarity to present, and which works of art to select. So far from setting out to be exhaustive and definitive, the book proposes a number of openings. Doctors will view these openings differently depending on their own sensitivity and practice. But the book is not just for doctors; it is aimed at a wider readership. It is important for the general public to be aware that subjective movements in the psychological life of bipolar patients have their own specific identity, which is as much a subject worthy of attention as it is a source of suffering. Sensitive reading of this book will also guide bipolar patients and their families to a better understanding of the nature of the condition, and therefore to play a fuller part in the treatment offered to them.

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Book SynopsisAfter decades of research on minds and brains and a decade of conversations with architects, Michael Arbib presents When Brains Meet Buildings as an invitation to the science behind architecture, richly illustrated with buildings both famous and domestic. As he converses with the reader, he presents action-oriented perception, memory, and imagination as well as atmosphere, aesthetics, and emotion as keys to analyzing the experience and design of architecture. He also explores what it might mean for buildings to have brains and illuminates all this with an appreciation of the biological and cultural evolution that supports the diverse modes of human living that we know today. These conversations will not only raise the level of interaction between architecture and neuroscience but, by explaining the world of each group to the other, will also engage all readers who share a fascination with both the brains within them and the buildings around them. Michael Arbib is a pioneer in the interTrade ReviewArbib covers brains and the environment, perspective on space, learning and memory, emotion, wayfinding, the architecture-ready brain, buildings with brains, and experience and design. * L. B. Allsopp, CHOICE *For couple of decades there has been an attraction between neuroscience and architecture. However, the real interactions between the two disciplines have rarely been presented or discussed. Due to the internal complexities of architecture and its dialogical relation with life, the largely preconscious and embodied intuitions of the creative mind tend to escape scientific definition. Michael Arbib's exceptionally wide scientific background, combined with his deep interest in the arts and architecture, makes him well equipped to cross this gap. His current book is a devoted study of the neural basis of architecture and the applicability of this knowledge in the design of buildings, especially intelligent buildings, which are deliberately conceived as extensions of our neural capacities." - Juhani Pallasmaa, Architect HonSAFA, HonFAIA, IntFRIBA, Academician, International Academy of Architecture, Professor emeritus (Aalto University, Helsinki)This book is one of the most valuable contributions, from a neuroscientific perspective, of the interplay between the architectural environment and human beings."- Davide Ruzzon, architect, Director and Founder of Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design, NAAD Postgraduate Course, at the University Iuav Venice and POLI Design MilanTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Brains in Bodies in the - Social, Built and Natural - Environment 1.1. Linking Physical and Mental and Construction 1.2. Framing the AN Conversation 1.3. How Brains Meet Buildings 1.4 The Many Levels of the Brain 1.5. A Key Debate: Is Neuroscience Relevant to Architecture? Chapter 2. An Action-Oriented Perspective on Space and Affordances 2.1. In an Art Gallery: From Wayfinding to Contemplation 2.2. Affordances and Effectivities 2.3. The Thinking Hand 2.4. The Thinking Hand and Its Schemas 2.5. Schemas: Up to Society; Down to Neurons 2.6. The Thinking Hand and Its Brain 2.7. Design in Architecture and in Brain Modeling Chapter 3. A Look at Vision, and a Touch More 3.1. Engineering and Architectural Aesthetics 3.2. Neural Circuits for Vision 3.3. Learning and Memory 3.4. VISIONS: Scene Perception as a Form of Construction 3.5. Aesthetic Judgement of Visual Form 3.6. Schemas Within and Beyond Vision Chapter 4. Atmosphere, Affordances, and Emotion 4.1. Atmosphere Exemplified 4.2. Motivation, Emotion, and Brains 4.3. Atmosphere as a Non-Gibsonian Affordance 4.4. The Evocation of Atmosphere in Paintings 4.5. Seeking Neural Correlates of Environments Inducing Contemplative States 4.6. Experiences of Ultimacy Chapter 5. From Empathy to Mirror Neurons and Back to Aesthetics 5.1. Empathy and Einfühlung in Life, Architecture and Art 5.2. Mirror Neurons and Their Larger Setting 5.3. How Neural Nets Enable Us to Learn and Remember 5.4. Modeling How Mirror Neurons Learn and Function 5.5. Empathy and the Brain 5.6. Einfühlung and the Motor Component of Contemplation 5.7. Neuroaesthetics Revisited, and More Chapter 6. From Libraries to Wayfinding, Waylosing, and Symbolism 6.1. Libraries 6.2. A Cognitive Account of Wayfinding 6.3. It Takes More Than a Hippocampus to Build a Cognitive Map 6.4. Symbolism and Symbols Chapter 7. When Buildings Have "Brains" 7.1. Machines for Living In, Revisited 7.2. Can Architecture Be Smart, Can Intelligence Be Artificial? 7.3. The Interactive Space Ada 7.4. Neuromorphic Architecture: Neural and Physical Spaces for Buildings 7.5. Community & Biophilia 7.6. Where Might Neuromorphic Architecture Lead Us? Chapter 8. Evolving the Architecture-Ready Brain 8.1. Introducing the X-Ready Brain 8.2. From Mirror Systems to Complex Imitation, Pantomime and Pedagogy 8.3. From Pantomime to Protolanguages and On to Languages 8.4. The Language-Ready Brain is Also Construction-Ready and Drawing-Ready 8.5. The Neuropsychology of Drawing 8.6. Is Architecture a Language for the Architecture-Ready Brain? Chapter 9. Experience and Design: Case Studies 9.1. Imagination and Design: Our Initial Framework 9.2. Jørn Utzon's Experience and Design: The Sydney Opera House 9.3. Sketching and Model-Making: Frank Gehry's Bilbao Guggenheim Chapter 10. Experience and Design: Bringing in the Brain 10.1. Towards IBSEN: Modeling Imagination in Brain Systems for Episodes and Navigation 10.2. Multi-Modal Perception Within the Action-Perception Cycle 10.3. Linking Memory and Imagination: The Hippocampus and More 10.4. From Scripts to Cognitive Maps to Buildings 10.5. And So We Come to the End Which is a Beginning About the Author

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Book SynopsisOne of the most challenging tasks facing clinicians today is the assessment of patients'' capacities to consent to treatment. The protection of a patient''s right to decide, as well as the protection of incompetent patients from the potential harm of the decisions they might make, rests largely on clinicians'' abilities to judge patients'' capacities to decide what treatment they will receive.Confusing laws and complex ethical questions surrounding competence to consent to treatment have made the process of competence assessment intimidating for many clinicians. Health professionals - physicians, medical students nad residents, nurses, and mental health practitioners - have long needed a consice guidebook that translates the issue for practice. This is what this book accomplishes. The aurthors describe the place of competence in the doctrine of informed consent and show how assessments of competence to consent to treatment can be structured by using a specific set of general medical anTrade Review"A clinical masterpiece. Drs. Grisso and Appelbaum have written a practical, clinical gude to assessing an individual's competence to consent to treatment. Their scholarly reviews and focused clinical vignettes make this volume an essential element of all physicians' personal libraries."--Thomas N. Wise, M.D., Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University "...an insanely competent exercise in logic and clarity."--The Journal of Clinical Research Best Practices "Every few decade comes a book so influential that the history of the entire field is divided into 'before' and 'after'. Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment is such a book: a clinical, legal, and scientific accomplishment so complete that it will be the odd reader who does not turn the final page and think, 'this is what scholarship should be.' A staggering accomplishment!"--John Monahan, Ph.D., Doherty Professor of Law, University of Virginia "Those who teach about informed consent, as well as those who consult on this issue, routinely turn to the works of Paul Appelbaum and Tom Grisso for guidance. Their previous academic work in this field has been excellent and this new volume is no exception....The emphasis in this book is on the clinical aspects of informed consent. The chapters are structured with helpful guidance in dealing with the dilemmas that often arise when competence is assessed....This book represents yet another significant contribution by Grisso and Appelbaum to the field of law and medicine. More importantly, and most successfully, it is a useful clinical volume that should be readily available to all consultation clinicians."--Psychosomatics "...a well-elaborated and thorough description of the subsequent steps that have to be taken to minimize the risk of neglecting important aspects in this complicated procedure. Therefore this book is essential for physicians and clinical psychologists working with cognitively impaired patients."--Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy "A clinical masterpiece. Drs. Grisso and Appelbaum have written a practical, clinical guide to assessing an individual's competence to consent to treatment. Their scholarly reviews and focused clinical vignettes make this volume an essential element of all physicians' personal libraries."--Thomas N. Wise, M.D., Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University "Every few decade comes a book so influential that the history of the entire field is divided into 'before' and 'after'. Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment is such a book: a clinical, legal, and scientific accomplishment so complete that it will be the odd reader who does not turn the final page and think, 'this is what scholarship should be.' A staggering accomplishment!"--John Monahan, Ph.D., Doherty Professor of Law, University of Virginia "This is a very practical and useful book for any clinician who provides treatment to patients for whom competence to consent is an issue. It is quite user-friendly, with convenient chapter summaries and many illustrative clinical vignettes."--Doody's Journal Noted in Annals of Internal Medicine "In daily practice, it is physicians who frequently determine whether patients lack decision-making capacity. Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment is a concise, lucid, wise, and practical book on how to do so....This book provides extremely useful guidance."--The New England Journal of Medicine "This book will appeal to anyone who has ever struggled with difficult decisions on the treatment of individuals who are dubiously competent to consent. Using frequent and relevant clinical examples, the authors, who are acknowledged experts in biomedical ethics, explore the concepts on which competency to consent is founded."--Annals of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada "Once in a great while comes a book that is of major significance in a professional field. This relatively small book is one of those seminal works. The authors, both nationally known figures in the field of law and mental health, present a very practical guide, written in a clear, concise, and useful manner, to assessing patients' competency to consent to treatment....Together, they have accomplished a tour de force in the field of psychiatry and law."--Psychiatric Services "Grisso and Appelbaum have given us a complete and concise description of the law, theoretical considerations, and an operational model for determining competency to consent to treatment . . . . This work is truly a guide for the assessment of competence to consent to treatment. Anyone who develops an understanding of what is written here will be competent to determine this type of competency. Even those who think they know how to do it can benefit from reading this book. It's like a brief refresher course and highly recommended." The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease "This book, written by two authors who have written extensively about the topic of health care decision-making and issues of capacity/competence, provides an in-depth history and delineation of the process of informed consent." -- Louise Schmitt, PhD, Clinical Gerontologist "The authors, using superb clinical vignettes, flesh out the use of these elements, discussing them in the context of the demainds of the situation. This is the subject of the first half of the book: an even-handed and lucid discussion of the anatomy and physiology of the consent process. The second half is a data-based application of these principles. The utility of the instrument lies in the validity of the underlying concepts. The ease of administration, the reliability of an assessment protocol, and the fact of making a record. From a preventive risk-management point of view, such information is gold." -- The Journal of Psychiatry and Law, 28/Summer 2000 "It would be hard to find greater authorities internationally on this topic than Thomas Grisso and Paul S. Appelbaum of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts. Their book Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment: A Guide for Physicians and Other Health Professionals provides all you could possibly want to know about the principle of consent to treatment and what is required to be able to give valid consent.""Where Grisso and Appelbaum are ground-breaking is it in their introduction of a structured clinical instructment to assess capacity.""This book provides the most comprehensive examination of the topic available and more than enough preparation to cope with the increased importance of this clinical topic."--Journal of Forensic PsychiatryTable of Contents1. Why Competence is Important - The Doctrine of Informed Concent ; 2. Thinking About Competence ; 3. Abilities Related to Competence ; 4. When Patients' Decision Making Should be Assessed ; 5. Assessing Patients' Capacities to Consent to Treatment ; 6. Using the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool - Treatment ; 7. Making Judgements About Patients' Competence ; 8. Substitute Decision-Making

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Book SynopsisCan evolutionary theory explain depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders? The authors re-examine this old question in light of current research and show that evolution may provide the essential framework for understanding both everyday human behavior and a range of mental disorders. Their discussion includes up-to-date research on emotions, moods, symptoms, and mental processing. The authors make a compelling case for the view that prominent features of mental disorders are simply adaptive responses to the environment and life''s circumstances and that these responses can only be understood in the context of our long evolutionary past.Trade Review"The authors are psychiatrists who have done distinguished experimental work in primatology. They summarize evolutionary influences on everyday behavior, and argue convincingly for this area as a science basic to psychiatry."--The Quarterly Review of Biology "Darwinian Psychiatry represents a encyclopedic, ambitious and well-argued attempt to convince its readers that the field of psychiatry would benefit from the explicit incorporation of evolutionary theory, and offers nothing short of a complete reconceptualization of mental disorders. McGuire and Troisi are writers of considerable distinction in the psychiatry literature...their scholarship is unmistakable and their shared knowledge startlingly comprehensive. The overall tone of the work is relatively conversational, a style that well befits the obvious familiarity of the authors with the tenets of evolutionary theory and their knowledge of mental conditions. Well thought out, well-structured, and well written...the application of their ideas is both comparatively straightforward and appropriately provocative." -- Metapsychology (Mental Help Net's Bookstore) "The authors are psychiatrists who have done distinguished experimental work in primatology. They summarize evolutionary influences on everyday behavior, and argue convincingly for this area as a science basic to psychiatry."--The Quarterly Review of Biology "Darwinian Psychiatry represents a encyclopedic, ambitious and well-argued attempt to convince its readers that the field of psychiatry would benefit from the explicit incorporation of evolutionary theory, and offers nothing short of a complete reconceptualization of mental disorders. McGuire and Troisi are writers of considerable distinction in the psychiatry literature...their scholarship is unmistakable and their shared knowledge startlingly comprehensive. The overall tone of the work is relatively conversational, a style that well befits the obvious familiarity of the authors with the tenets of evolutionary theory and their knowledge of mental conditions. Well thought out, well-structured, and well written...the application of their ideas is both comparatively straightforward and appropriately provocative." -- Metapsychology (Mental Help Net's Bookstore)Table of ContentsI. Introduction ; 1. Darwinian psychiatry - the context ; 2. Diagnosing and explaining disorders/conditions ; II. An evolutionary context for disorders ; 3. Evolutionary concepts important to psychiatry ; 4. A theory of behavior ; 5. Mechanisms, emotions, moods, symptoms, and affects ; 6. Information processing ; 7. Evolutionary models of disorders/conditions ; 8. Regulation-dysregulation theory ; III. Disorders and conditions in evolutionary context ; 9. Personality disorders ; 10. Anorexia nervosa ; 11. Schizophrenia ; 12. Phobias ; 13. Other conditions ; 14. Dysthymic disorder: a study of infrastructural suboptimality ; IV. Treatment in evolutionary context ; 15. Treatment in evolutionary context ; V. Conclusion ; 16. Summary and conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe author provides the language, not only for understanding the suicidal mind, but for understanding oneself and the psychological needs of the suicidal individual. Presenting cases that reveal the inner workings of the suicidal mind, Shneidman offers an insight to help understand and prevent suicide.Trade ReviewFascinating * New Scientist *

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Book SynopsisOver a half million people each year suffer brain-damaging injuries and diseases -- but the outlook for their eventual recovery is far more hopeful than it was just a short while ago. 'Brain Repair offers an up-to-the-minute introduction to the advances being made in the research, technology, and treatment of brain damage.Trade Review"Fascinating and helful in better understanding the brain."--The New England Journal of Medicine "Justifiable optimism is the theme of this carefully thought-out, clearly written book."--Booklist "...these 3 prominent neuroscientists have marshalled a vast accumulation of knowledge....This book should be on the 'must-have' list of anyone interested in biological psychiatry....as a summation of major research work in the last 50 years, this book is a bargain....buy it."--Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience "The authors have done a marvelous job of summarizing the vast amount of literature related to this subject and describing it in accessible language. Many interested laypersons will find the content both fascinating and helpful in better understanding the brain."--The New England Journal of Medicine "A unique account of recent research on the variables that influence regeneration and recovery of function in the nervous system after brain damage."--Choice "Justifiable optimism is the theme of this carefully thought-out, clearly written book. Stein and his colleagues survey the growth of knowledge about the brain, its injuries and diseases; examine current approaches to the repair of those traumas and the rehabilitation and retraining of their sufferers; and discuss procedures of examination and diagnosis....Professional and lay readers alike should ponder this pioneering book."--BooklistTable of Contents1. How the brain functions: A brief chronology of a long history ; 2. Looking into the living brain ; 3. Neuronal and synaptic plasticity: Neurons at work ; 4. Regeneration, repair and reorganization ; 5. Factors in the brain that enhance growth and repair ; 6. Age, time, and plasticity ; 7. Brain transplants as therapy for brain injuries ; 8. The pharmacology of brain injury repair ; 9. Environment, brain function and brain repair ; 10. Where do we go from here?

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Mental Health Assessment brings together for the first time, leading clinical researchers to provide empirically based recommendations for assessment of social-emotional and behaviour problems and disorders in the earliest years. Each author presents state-of-the-art information on scientifically valid, developmentally based clinical assessments and makes recommendations based on the integration of developmental theory, empirical findings, and clinical experience.Though the field of mental health assessment in infants and young children lags behind work with older children and adults, recent scientific advances, including new measures and diagnostic approaches, have led to dramatic growth in the field. The editors of this exciting new work have assembled an extraordinary collection of chapters that thoroughly discuss the conceptualizations of dysfunction in infants and young children, current and new diagnostic criteria, and such specific Trade ReviewThis comprehensive and useful handbook covers a neglected field, so it will be very welcome to child and educational psychologists. Early identification is a common point of principle in our practice, and we can now be assisted in that challenge by this reference book * Debate *Table of ContentsPART I: CONTEXTUAL FACTORS IN EARLY ASSESSMENT ; PART II: TEMPERAMENT AND REGULATION IN ASSESSING DISORDERS IN YOUNG CHILDREN ; PART III: DIAGNOSTIC ISSUES RELATING TO CLASSIFICATION AND TAXONOMY ; PART IV: MEASUREMENT ISSUES ; PART V: PROBLEMS IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT AND STATE REGULATION: ASSESSING DISORDERS WITH AN ONSET IN INFANCY OR TODDLERHOOD ; PART VI: SPECIFIC AREAS OF DISTURBANCE: APPLYING DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA TO DISORDERS WITH AN ONSET IN THE PRESCHOOL YEARS ; PART VII: VARIED APPLIED SETTINGS FOR ASSESSMENT

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Book SynopsisNarcissists have been much maligned, but according to clinicians who study personality, there are many productive narcissists who succeed spectacularly well in life because they can articulate a vision and make others follow. Elsa Ronningstam, who has been studying and treating narcissists for 29 years, presents a balanced, comprehensive, and up-to-date review of our understanding of narcissistic personality disorder, explaining the range from personality trait, which can be productive, to full-blown disorder, which can be highly destructive. Through fascinating case histories, Ronningstam shows us the inner life of narcissists, the tug of war that exists within them between self-confidence and arrogance on the one hand and painful shame and insecurity on the other. It is the first integrated clinical and empirical guide to assist clinicians in their work with narcissistic patients.Trade ReviewPersonality disorders, while always discussed and sometimes deferred on Axis II, do exist. Narcissistic personality finally is receiving the attention it deserves with this book. Readers should always be ready to expand their knowledge base with worthwhile information and this book will quite comfortably satisfy that need. * Doody's Journal *Table of Contents1. From myth to personality disorder ; 2. A normal asset with cultural differences ; 3. The origins and scope of narcissistic personality disorder ; 4. Identifying pathological narcissism ; 5. Differentiating pathological narcissism ; 6. Asset or disruption? Narcissism in the workplace ; 7. My way or no way? Narcissism and suicide ; 8. Correction or corrosion? Changes in pathological narcissism ; EPILOGUE

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