* A practical self-help guide to continuing professional development for clinical psychologists. * Takes a 'hands-on' approach, addressing the many practical issues in identifying, evaluating and meeting continuing professional development needs. * Outlines the importance of life-long learning for clinical psychologists.
Children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems who are referred to mental health services for assessment often have undiagnosed mild learning disabilities, and this guide is written for clinicians involved in making such assessments. This guide is suitable for child health and mental health professionals and trainees.
Discusses the role of ethics in psychiatry. This book covers such topics as ethics in research, ethics in clinical treatment, ethics in education, genetics, and the military. It contains separate articles on children, adults, and older patients, with special attention paid to women's mental health, forensics, and addiction psychiatry.
The experience of madness - which might also be referred to more formally as 'schizophrenia' or 'psychosis' - consists of a complex, confusing and often distressing collection of experiences, such as hearing voices or developing unusual, seemingly unfounded beliefs. This book explores the subjective experiences of madness.
People do great wrongs to each other all the time, sometimes deliberately, sometimes accidentally. This book examines the merits of forgiveness and reconciliation in the context of civic and interpersonal relationships. It also looks at how healing can occur when power imbalances exist, how to understand and address evil, genocide, and war.
This ground-breaking book presents a comprehensive review of a critically important, highly sensitive, and hotly debated issue in psychiatry. It explores important clinical, legal, and ethical aspects of coercive treatment, and even -- uniquely -- includes the views of service users.
Pioneering research has been carried out over the last decade on mentalization and the promotion of mentalizing capacity - the ability to interpret the behavior of oneself and others as based on intentional mental states, such as needs, desires, feelings, and beliefs.
With appropriate planning, care, and support, persons who have developmental disabilities can live full and healthy lives. This title includes the tools and information psychiatrists need to help their patients. It addresses the special needs of developmentally disabled individuals throughout the life span, from childhood to midlife to old age.
Suitable for psychologists, psychiatrists, paediatricians and other professionals working with vulnerable children, this title outlines neurobiological, genetic, familial and cultural influences upon child development, especially those fostering children's resilience and emotional wellbeing.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a psychiatric condition affecting young children and adolescents, characterised by inappropriate high levels of hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity. A strong genetic basis for ADHD has been documented by family, twin and adoption studies. This book presents research in this field.
An issue that covers a broad selection of topics critical to psychiatrist and any physician who treats older patients. It includes: epidemiology, clinical evaluation, and treatment of dementing disorders, late-life psychosis; suicide in late life; depression in primary care; and structural neuroimaging of geriatric depression.
Presents a comprehensive review of ethical issues arising in psychiatric care and research. This title relates ethical issues to changes and challenges of society. It examines the application of general ethics to specific psychiatric problems and relates these to moral implications of psychiatry practice.
Describes several hypnotherapy techniques for a range of medical, psychiatric, and dental conditions. This book is accompanied by a DVD that features two demonstrations of surgical procedures using hypnosis as anesthesia, one for childbirth and another for thyroid surgery.
Provides readers with an understanding of common chronic illnesses that begin in childhood (even at the time of conception), an understanding of the role of the family and mental health issues and how they may affect treatment adherence, and challenges faced when transitioning to adulthood.
This important volume is the first to address the use of neuroimaging in civil and criminal forensic contexts and to include discussion of prior precedents and court decisions. Equally useful for practicing psychiatrists and psychologists, it reviews both the legal and ethical consideraitons of neuroimaging.
This book provides a general introduction to the epidemiological techniques appropriate to psychiatric research. The book emphasises the methodological difficulties implicit in psychiatry and explains how to apply established techniques to study the causes, prognosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders.
Illustrates the scientific exploration of the cerebral bases of consciousness, through the presentation of exemplar neurological and psychiatric disorders affecting consciousness including sleep problems, drug-induced anaesthesia, coma and vegetative states, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, and psychiatric disassociative disorders.
Provides clinically relevant overview of the brain mechanisms underlying behavior and mental illness. This book presents a perspective on the structures and workings of the brain, the mechanisms governing behaviors such as pleasure, aggression, and intelligence, and the pathophysiology of mental disorders.
Introduces the reader to some of the developments in the field of experimental modelling of various brain disorders. Covering data from neuroethology to neurogenetics and psychopharmacology, this book collects various state-of-the-art papers on the topic, and in doing so, discusses the various challenges and available opportunities in this area.
This book enables physicians, social workers and others unfamiliar with behavioral medicine to meet the mental and behavioral health needs of their patients. Its focus on patients from multiple settings and cultures and its comprehensive, practical format illustrate skills that can be applied immediately wherever care is being provided.
According to the NIMH, approximately 5.2 million American adults already suffer from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Caused by everything from combat experience to violent personal assaults to natural disasters and accidents, the incidence of PTSD has reached epidemic proportions. This title offers a foundational understanding of the field.
Describes in detail the main psychiatric conditions encountered in old age and their management with useful brief case histories to illustrate the practical realities of working in this area. This book also offers a comprehensive approach to the assessment and management of psychiatric disorders in old age.
Written for healthcare professionals as a guide to the orthomolecular diagnosis and safe, natural treatments of anxiety disorders, this work presents a synthesis of old and new information. It also guides the reader through the orthomolecular approach, including nutrient deficiencies and dependencies, cerebral allergies, and hypoglycemia.
Now expanded to two volumes, this invaluable reference work provides a comprehensive review of all information presently available about these disorders, drawing on findings and clinical experience from a number of related disciplines such as psychiatry, psychology, neurobiology, pediatrics, etc.
An investigation of why so many people deliberately hurt themselves and what can be done to help them. There are powerful stories, in which cutters describe their ritualistic methods and somewhat addictive cravings for seeing their own blood. The author reveals what the afflicted and those close to them can do to start a process of healing.
Provides an understanding of the possible relationships between the experience of trauma and the range of phenomena referred to as psychosis. This work brings together contributions from leading clinicians and researchers in a range of fields including clinical psychology, mental health nursing and psychiatry.
Emphasizes children's assets and liabilities, not categorical labels. This title offers recommendations and guidance on normal development and behavior and its genetic influences, the effect of general physical illness and psychosocial and biologic factors on development and behavior.
In military medicine, the detection of malingering is a necessary function of mental health practitioners. Exposure to life-threatening events can produce the stress-related psychiatric condition of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This book deals with the importance of differentiating malingering from genuine PTSD.
This handbook provides an up-to-date survey of methods and applications across the broad range of behavioral medicine research and practice. It is based on cutting-edge methodologies and applications that are relevant across different medical conditions.
Chronicles the combined experiences of the multidisciplinary team on the clinical practice of child and adolescent psychiatry. This volume uses relevant clinical histories and findings to illustrate points and includes discussions on common treatment side effects.
Munchausen by proxy (MBP) is a dangerous kind of maltreatment in which a caretaker deliberately and repeatedly exaggerates, fabricates, and/or induces a health problem or problems in someone under his or her care. This book walks you step-by-step through a suspected MBP maltreatment case from suspicion onwards.
Emphasises perspectives on the neurobiology of mental disorders. The book presents an overview on the neurobiology of mental disorders. It acquaints the reader with the discoveries about how the nervous system executes mental functions. It also provides inside text boxes, background knowledge on the most relevant topics of each field.
Fiction can be a powerful adjunct to mental health education and practice, its capacity to clarify and enlighten aspects of the field beyond doubt. This title presents an original interpretation of mental health issues based on some of the greatest works of English fiction. It provides insights into human distress, its effects and consequences.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common and severe psychiatric disorder precipitated by exposure to a psychologically distressing event. This book examines the neurobiological basis of PTSD and the research goals in regards to these findings.
Primary care is the first port of call for people with mental health problems and it plays an increasingly important role in the provision of care - for both common and very severe problems. This textbook of mental health and the primary care setting provides practical advice for the clinician - especially useful for GPs.
The discussion of whether psychopaths are morally responsible for their behaviour has long taken place in philosophy. In recent years this has moved into scientific and psychiatric investigation. Responsibility and Psychopathy discusses this subject from both the philosophical and scientific disciplines, as well as a legal perspective.
Practiced in community centers and psychiatric hospitals throughout Brazil, Spiritist therapies are gaining increasing recognition internationally for their ability to complement conventional medicine. This title offers an account of the philosophy, theory, practical applications and relevance of Spiritist therapies.
Reports the scientific findings and conceptualizations about dissociation. This book defines and establishes the boundaries of the knowledge in the dissociative disorders field. It identifies and articulates the field's points of confusion, gaps in knowledge, and conjectures. It clarifies the different aspects and implications of dissociation.
Now in its Third Edition, this book clarifies the distinctions between the vast array of personality disorders and helps clinicians make accurate diagnoses. It has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the changes in the forthcoming DSM-5. Using the classification scheme he pioneered, Dr.
Psychiatry has always straddled the boundary between social and biological science. Here, interdisciplinary contributors trace psychiatry's evolution in its social, political, and philosophical contexts, charting its rise as a legitimate medical specialty.
Beginning with the view that human consciousness is essentially embodied and that the way we consciously experience the world is structured by our bodily dynamics and surroundings, the book argues that emotions are a fundamental manifestation of our embodiment, and play a crucial role in self-consciousness, moral evaluation, and social cognition.
Generalised social anxiety disorder typically involves a persistent, intense, and chronic fear of being judged by others and of potentially being embarrassed or humiliated by one's own actions. These fears can be triggered by perceived or actual scrutiny by others. This book presents important research in the field.
Provides a perspective on forensic matters in child and adolescent psychiatry, with an approach that adds fresh thinking to the discussion, rather than rehashing known facts. This title includes articles that are geared toward child psychiatrists in clinical practice, providing practical information in this important area of study.
Provides practical guidance on diagnosing and treating children with developmental and behavioral problems in the primary care setting. Written in outline format, this handbook enables readers to easily find the information they need to make diagnostic and management decisions. It also includes recommended readings for both physicians and parents.
An up-to-date overview of a range of topics, covering contemporary concerns and therapeutic challenges in clinical psychiatry, written by distinguished psychiatrists who are leaders in their fields. This volume will help to shape the clinical practice of psychiatry students and mental health professionals.
Offers to serve as a guide for professionals in understanding and applying a strength based perspectives for Chinese clients with mental illness and to discuss the Chinese articulation of concepts and practice of these perspective within Chinese culture.
For all trainee psychiatrists, this revision guide is structured on the MRCPsych syllabus and comprehensively presents the key up-to-date information across the whole spectrum of psychiatry, both clinical and its scientific basis, in a clear readable format.
Victimhood, vengefulness and forgiveness are topics which are strongly felt in everyday life of many people but not investigated enough as subjects for psychoanalytic methods. The authors try to make these concepts acknowledged, understood dynamically and accepted emphatically.
Managing Depression in Clinical Practice provides an overview of the clinical manifestation, diagnosis and management of this debilitating condition. The text offers practical coverage of depression in special populations, long-term treatment, and the management of treatment non-response.
Addresses the needs of the individual specialists within the Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT). This book also looks at the development of 'functional' CMHTs - Assertive Outreach, Crisis resolution, and early intervention services, describing how these teams work, their similarities, and their differences.
Includes a selection of papers presented at the annual scientific conferences - known as 'the bioclinical interface' - held at Rouffac in Alsace. This book deals with biological and clinical areas. It also offers an overview of the psychiatric applications of imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis is the successor to Fromm and Nash's Contemporary Hypnosis Research (Guilford Press), which has been regarded as the field's authoritative scholarly reference for over 35 years. For postgraduates, researchers, and clinicians, this book is the definitive reference text in the field.
Forensic Psychiatry is an essential interdisciplinary book that is ideal for all trainees in psychiatry, clinical and forensic psychology, and other forensic mental health disciplines as well as for those professionals who work with psychiatrists in a legal setting, particularly members of the legal profession, probation and the police.
Sleep Medicine as a sub specialty is taking off, with sleep clinics opening up around the country and imaging modalities giving way to understanding of the sleep wake cycle. Sleep and Psychiatry are linked and over half of insomnia complaints come from patients with psychiatric co morbidities. This book talks about Sleep-Psychiatry Interface.
Shows how the developments in philosophy and ethics can help us to clarify some of the dilemmas and conflicts around different understandings of madness. This book examines the conflicting ways in which politicians, academics, and mental health professionals appear to understand madness.
Deals with the topic of the fear of contamination. This book starts by defining the disorder, before considering the various manifestations of this fear, examining both mental contamination and contact contamination, and feelings of disgust. It develops a theory for how this problem can be treated, providing clinical guidelines.
Reviews the dimensional conceptualisation of persecutory delusion in the attempt to elucidate the transition from suspicious thinking to clinically relevant paranoia. This book studies the epidemiological studies on psychotic features in the general population, and frames the findings in the dimensional models of psychotic symptoms distribution.
Over the years, millions of refugees fleeing conflicts across the globe have been resettled in other countries. Many of these refugees have been exposed to severe trauma in conflict zones. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) seems to be a particularly prevalent condition among these refugees. This book discusses how PTSD manifests itself.
* Unique book addressing both trauma and all aspects of post-traumatic stress disorders* Contains a critical review of the evidence on causes and treatment* Insightful commentaries from experts putting the evidence in context* Part of the World Psychiatric Asociation Series.
Discusses topical data on Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) including: PTSD in refugee communities; linking juvenile delinquency to PTSD; psychosocial factors contributing to resilience in the aftermath of potentially traumatic events in adulthood; and, conventional and new treatments for PTSD.
Offers an introduction to the art and science of mental health diagnosis. This book takes the reader through various steps of the diagnostic process. It provides several principles and decision trees for evaluating information from a variety of sources and for constructing a valid working diagnosis that serves as a foundation for treatment.
Focuses on the areas of forensic practice that should be considered during various phases of a scientific neuropsychological examination/investigation. This book provides information and guidelines for conducting forensic neuropsychological examinations that aid the 'trier-of-fact' in both civil and criminal settings.
Reveals the of impact of stories on our lives and how stories can create feelings of hope, take away psychological distress and even stimulate the immune system. This book contains over 90 short stories, from traditional fables to modern yarns, and allows readers to understand the hidden patterns storytellers use to captivate attention.
Are you looking for a book that is about more than just drugs or alcohol misuse? This comprehensive text uniquely examines both pharmacological and non-pharmacological addictions. Highlighting the multi-professional nature of work in this area, it examines current theory and research, effects, assessment and intervention strategies available.
By focusing on the transition from late adolescence to young adulthood, this book makes a contribution to our understanding of a neglected area of development. Addressing issues that are highly relevant to our older patients as well as our younger ones, it is suitable for mental health professionals.
Suicidal behaviour is a critical problem in the military, among civilians during a war and among returning war veterans. Millions of people around the world were involved in many wars and military conflicts during the past 100 years. This book focuses on the relationship between war and suicidal behaviour.
Describes causes, influences and corresponding investigation for each of the problems that face clinical psychologists, outlining approaches to evidence-based treatment. This book provides guidance on treatments for disorders including depression, sexual dysfunction, psychosis, substance misuse disorders, social phobia and personality disorder.
Topics discussed include fear and anxiety in psychiatric disorders; developments in telepsychiatry; emotional expression of psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder and the relationship between societal crime and socio-economic status, income inequality and education
Part of the series "International Review of Research in Mental Retardation", this title looks at health issues in Down syndrome. It provides the scholarly research in the study of Health Issues in Down Syndrome. It offers a vast range of perspectives, and covers many topics. It is suitable for academic researchers.
Highlights the similarities between youth from violent, impoverished communities and soldiers returning from war zones. This book examines the state of translational studies of posttraumatic stress disorder with an emphasis on the reciprocal process by which researchers and clinicians have 'cross-fostered' their efforts toward the common goal.
Begins with a definition of BPD and provides a description of multiple modalities of treatment, including pharmacotherapy, family therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapies. This book outlines therapeutic approaches for multiple settings, such as hospitalization, partial hospitalization programs, and outpatient care.
Focusing on pediatric psychopharmacology, this title covers the emerging question of treating children who do not yet meet diagnostic criteria for psychosis, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, but who are deemed to be at high risk. It addresses concerns about cardiovascular side effects of the stimulant medications available.
Presents fifty signs that may, or may not, signal mental illness, including everything from anger to sexual preoccupations, from cravings to obsessions. The author explains how a specific sign can be caused by illnesses and may even be a normal response to stress, and outlines treatments as well as strategies for coping with each symptom.
An illustrated guide to Urville- a city imagined by the author. The author describes the architectural styles of its buildings, and provides historical, geographical, economic and cultural information. This book offers evidence of and insight into the creative power of the autistic mind, and is of interest to people with autism and without.
Suitable for therapists in the practice of emotionally focused therapy, this book addresses the many changes in the field of couples therapy, including research results linked to clinical intervention and information on using EFT to address depression and PTSD.
Documents the origins and development of the theory and practice of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy through the work and innovation of its co-creator, Zerka Toeman Moreno. This book is suitable for those interested in the history, development and practice of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy.
In mental health services, there is a pressing need for practitioners to place greater emphasis on working with users of services and to use skills that have a sound theoretical basis. This book focuses on evidence-based practice but reflects that, in mental health, the best evidence is the personal experience of the user.
Dealing with the problem of violence by mental health patients, this book critically reviews risk assessment methods and summarises the evidence. It features topics that include: research on violence, mental health, and risk prediction; and more. It is suitable to those working in front line mental health services or criminal justice.
Reflecting the new syllabus and new MRCPsych exam launched by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, this book contains more than 450 multiple choice questions covering Paper 2. Closely matched to the exam, these MCQs are supported by detailed explanatory answers and revision notes.
Following recent changes to the syllabus and MRCPsych exam by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, this book contains 450 multiple choice questions offering exclusive coverage of Paper 3. Supporting these MCQs are detailed explanatory answers and revision notes. Content is closely matched to the exam and includes practice papers.
This new volume unravels how neuroimaging techniques can help us better understand schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders. It details what structural and functional brain imaging studies have already established about schizophrenia and what developments are likely in the foreseeable future.
Around 40% of people experiencing psychosis also misuse drugs or alcohol at some point in their lives, which can complicate treatment and lead to serious health and social problems. This gives recommendations on how to best manage people with psychosis and coexisting substance misuse so they receive evidence-based care for both conditions.
Covers topics including: Management of Depression in Schizophrenia, Management of Schizophrenia with Comorbid Anxiety Disorders, Schizophrenia with Impulsive and Aggressive Behaviors, Management of Schizophrenia with Suicide Risks, Management of schizophrenia with eating disorders, and Schizophrenia with Substance Abuse disorders.
The book is a pocket sized guide providing detailed and comprehensive coverage of clinical psychiatry. Useful to medical trainees in psychiatry and preparing for exams. Its detail and clinical coverage mean it can continue to be used by junior psychiatric trainees and those entering individual psychiatric sub-specialties later in training.
The most up-to-date coverage on adult psychopathology Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis, Fifth Edition offers comprehensive coverage of the major psychological disorders and presents a balanced integration of empirical data and diagnostic criteria to demonstrate the basis for individual diagnoses.
Considers evolutionary theory as central to the discussion of human behaviour and discusses ways in which evolutionary concepts can inform psychiatry. The authors examine how some of the prominent features of mental disorders can be seen as adaptive responses to the environment and life's circumstances.
There is limited understanding of the problems associated with repeated neuropsychological assessment in children. This book outlines a study investigating the application of a statistically principled decision rule to the cognitive and behavioral measures of individual children with ADHD in order to classify a positive response to medication.
Schools can play an important role in addressing the unmet mental health needs of youth by potentially increasing access to care in a cost-effective manner. This title provides an analysis of the types of situations in which schools can and must address the mental health needs of their students, and the methodology for doing so.
Useful for MRCPsych examination candidates, this guide offers a practical learning programme from the beginning of training to passing the examination. It details the techniques required to answer questions correctly, includes practice questions, and provides answers and references. It also contains contributions from College examiners.
The Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry is the new edition of the much loved and highly popular multi-author textbook previously published as Psychiatry in the Elderly. It has established itself as the standard textbook in its field due to its unique combination of comprehensive coverage, clear writing and up-to-date information.
Following hot on the heels of the launch of the new syllabus and new MRCPsych exam in Spring 2008 by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, this pack contains books covering all 3 papers in the exam. Content is closely matched to the exam and includes practice papers.
This book synthesizes autism spectrum disorder research data and trends with best-practice interventions into a state-of-the-art resource. It reviews current applied behavior analysis literature and identifies interventions across the autism spectrum.
Psychiatric disorders are important causes of disability in the developing world. Healthcare workers at the primary level are required to deal with a wide range of psychological problems and psychiatric disorders. This book aims to equip these workers with the basic information they need to identify and manage these problems.
Based on work carried out at the Cotswold Community over a number of years, this work provides a link between theory and practice. It shows how practice in residential child care, fostering and other areas of work with children can be developed in a way that is thoughtful and underpinned by a sound theoretical base.
The types of mental health issues presenting in children are rapidly growing while the need for psychiatrists trained in treating children and adolescents far exceeds the current number. This handbook uses evidence-based practices to explain how to understand, diagnose and treat them.
Aims to provide researchers and clinicians with state-of-the art research findings on the role of the family in the development and maintenance of psychopathology. Addressing the issues of theory and methodology, this book provides information relating to the role of the family in the development and maintenance of specific psychopathologies.