A concise, yet complete clinical reference on psychiatry in 85 chapters in the highly practical question-and-answer format of The Secrets Series. All chapters have been completely revised and updated, and a new chapter on Drug Interactions has been added. Topics covered include:: diagnosis, procedures, treatment, organic mental syndromes, chemical dependency abuse and withdrawal, childhood and adolescence, disorders of pregnancy, geriatric psychiatry, consultation-liaison psychiatry, therapeutic approaches, ethical and legal issues, and much more.
I Approach to Clinical Interviewing and Diagnosis in Psychiatry. II Diagnostic Procedures. III Principal Clinical Disorders and Problems. IV Organic Mental Syndromes. V Personality Disorders. VI Therapeutic Approaches in Psychiatry. VII Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence. VIII Disorders Associated With Pregnancy and Menstruation. IX Geriatric Psychiatry. X Consultation- Liaison Psychiatry. XI Special Treatment Problems. XII Ethical and Legal Issues in Psychiatry. Index