The Medical Basis of Psychiatry

Psychiatry has emerged as a burgeoning scientific field with major advances in etiology and treatment of several disorders. Just as there was excitement in the anatomic advances that took place a hundred years ago when Emil Kraepelin and his collaborators took on the enormous task of classification of psychiatric disorders based on rational scientific thinking, new advances in genetics, biochemistry, neuroanatomy and pharmacotherapy of mental disorders have brought us even closer to a better understanding of complex disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and even autism. The major goal of the previous edition of this classic book was to update the busy clinician, psychiatric resident and medical student with the most up-to-date information on etiology, diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders. This goal remains the focus of the third edition of this book. In this updated and expanded edition, the reader is provided with the most contemporary information and literature supported by a close survey of the field. Several new chapters dealing with new concepts in biology and treatment of mental disorders have been added. This new edition of this classic title, with its focus on biologic and medical aspects of psychiatry, will continue to be of significant help to all interested in the scientific practice of psychiatry.

• Anorexia nervosa
• Biologic
• Bulimia nervosa
• Depression
• Medical basis of psychiatry
• Neuropsychiatry
• Pyschiatry
• Syndrom
• diagnosis
• genetics
• psychiatry

From the reviews of the third edition:

"This is an update of a comprehensive textbook of psychiatry focuses on a medical-model approach. … the book is written for practicing clinicians, psychiatry residents, and medical students. … Each chapter has an exhaustive list of references, and a thorough index ends the book. … It is well organized, user friendly, easy to read, and comprehensive. … This book is a must have for any practicing psychiatrist." (William Miles, Doody’s Review Service, November, 2008)

“The Medical Basis of Psychiatry is a major contributor to psychiatric education, serving as an authoritative source now for more than a generation of mental health clinicians. … The textbook covers the essentials of our field in a balanced and remarkably comprehensive manner. … will be a great asset to residents and other trainees. … The skilled editors … and contributing authors are to be congratulated for providing us with this outstanding text.” (Peter F. Buckley, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol. 71 (8), August, 2010)

“The book is divided into four sections … . I found the editor’s fresh approach exciting and provoking thought in areas that have gathered dust since my student days. The writing is clear and concise, the illustrations relevant and the overall sense as one thumbs through the pages is that the book was created with love and attention. I have placed it prominently among my private collection of texts I use to consult when searching for solid and novel data.” (Yoram Barak, Israel Journal of Psychiatry, November, 2010)

• Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School Medicine, SE Minneapolis, USA

  S. Hossein Fatemi

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, New York, USA

  Paula J. Clayton

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