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Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry
The Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry is a new book directed at medical students, doctors coming to psychiatry for the first time, psychiatric trainees, and other professionals who may have to deal with patients with psychiatric problems. It is written by a group of experienced, middle-grade
psychiatrists and is designed to provide easy access to the information required by psychiatry trainees on the wards or on-call. It closely follows the familiar format of the other Oxford Handbooks, and provides coverage that is comprehensive, evidence based and practical. The content of the
handbook is written in the concise, note-based style characteristic of the series, with topics confined to single pages. The book is divided into four Fundamentals of Psychiatric Practice; General Adult Psychiatry; Psychiatric Subspecialties; and Useful Reference Material. Within each
chapter, topics are covered in a clear logical manner. For the clinical disorders there is detailed information on the etiology, epidemiology, clinical features, common differential diagnoses, assessment/investigation, management, and prognosis. There is an in-depth coverage of psychiatric
assessment, psychopathology, evidence-based practice, mental health legislation in the UK, therapeutic issues, transcultural psychiatry, and eponyms in psychiatry. The book is internally cross-referenced and has both key references to important papers and to further information resources. As well
as being indexed alphabetically, it is also indexed by ICD-10/DSM-IV codes, and there is a quick index for acute presentations. This Handbook is practical and directive in style, designed to provide portable reassurance to doctors beginning psychiatry. There is helpful advice for the management of
difficult and urgent situations, and the text is peppered with clinical observations on the practice of clinical psychiatry and guidance based upon the experience of the authors.
psychiatrists and is designed to provide easy access to the information required by psychiatry trainees on the wards or on-call. It closely follows the familiar format of the other Oxford Handbooks, and provides coverage that is comprehensive, evidence based and practical. The content of the
handbook is written in the concise, note-based style characteristic of the series, with topics confined to single pages. The book is divided into four Fundamentals of Psychiatric Practice; General Adult Psychiatry; Psychiatric Subspecialties; and Useful Reference Material. Within each
chapter, topics are covered in a clear logical manner. For the clinical disorders there is detailed information on the etiology, epidemiology, clinical features, common differential diagnoses, assessment/investigation, management, and prognosis. There is an in-depth coverage of psychiatric
assessment, psychopathology, evidence-based practice, mental health legislation in the UK, therapeutic issues, transcultural psychiatry, and eponyms in psychiatry. The book is internally cross-referenced and has both key references to important papers and to further information resources. As well
as being indexed alphabetically, it is also indexed by ICD-10/DSM-IV codes, and there is a quick index for acute presentations. This Handbook is practical and directive in style, designed to provide portable reassurance to doctors beginning psychiatry. There is helpful advice for the management of
difficult and urgent situations, and the text is peppered with clinical observations on the practice of clinical psychiatry and guidance based upon the experience of the authors.
976 pages, Paperback
First published April 28, 2005
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David Semple
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David Semple, the Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh.
David Semple, the Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh.
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February 7, 2022
Do you ever wish that there was a documentation website for the human mind and its follies? Or wonder if the brain should come with a user manual, complete with a 'troubleshooting' section?
Well sorry to disappoint you but neither of those scenarios is remotely close to being real. In the meantime though, there's always this book.
Would suit those who want to discover more about their own mind and how various clinicians have pathologised it over the course of the twentieth century and beyond. Also, this whole series would suit those who value reading incredibly information-dense books.
Well sorry to disappoint you but neither of those scenarios is remotely close to being real. In the meantime though, there's always this book.
Would suit those who want to discover more about their own mind and how various clinicians have pathologised it over the course of the twentieth century and beyond. Also, this whole series would suit those who value reading incredibly information-dense books.
July 3, 2012
I bought from the mere curiosity of entering to unknown field and I must say it was worth of my money. It helped me more than once to understood specific problem, which I encountered. However for non-psychiatrist it may be sometimes hard to swallow.
May 14, 2013
very good concise book, 3rd edition is bigger & better than previous one.
ICD 10 based, NICE guidelines in psycho pharmacology.
The best feature about it, is its approach to the science of psychiatry, from normal to disease, so it's not all about labeling :)
a must for practicing psychiatrists.
ICD 10 based, NICE guidelines in psycho pharmacology.
The best feature about it, is its approach to the science of psychiatry, from normal to disease, so it's not all about labeling :)
a must for practicing psychiatrists.
February 21, 2023
I read this book a long time ago when I was still in medical school in 2005-2010 (so most likely its older version). Definitely a must-read textbook for medical students, junior physicians, or medical doctors.
May 16, 2025
I really enjoyed reading this! I learned a lot and it has a lot of useful information.
June 28, 2013
Very concise and descriptive
September 29, 2013
It is worth of buying in the discount one price for two. The books are well composed and ready to use for selfeducation.
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