The Medical Basis of Psychiatry

Syndromes-Adult.- The Mental Status Examination.- Syndromes of Brain Dysfunction Presenting with Cognitive Impairment or Behavioral Disturbance: Delirium, Dementia, and Mental Disorders Caused by a General Medical Condition.- The Amnestic Syndrome.- Bipolar Illness.- Major Depressive Disorder.- Schizophrenia.- Schizoaffective and Schizophreniform Disorders.- Delusional Disorders.- Anxiety Disorders.- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.- Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders.- Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa.- Antisocial Personality Disorder.- Alcoholism.- Drug Addiction.- Sexual Disorders: Dysfunction, Gender Identity, and Paraphilias.- Other Psychiatric Syndromes: Adjustment Disorder, Factitious Disorder, Illicit Steroid Abuse, and Cultural Syndromes.- Child Psychiatry.- Disruptive Behavior Disorders.- Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents.- Autistic Disorder.- Childhood Anxiety Disorders.- Schizophrenia in Children and Adolescents.- Symptom Clusters.- Mood Disturbances.- Anxiety Symptoms.- Thought Disorder.- Phenomenology of Coarse Brain Disease.- Catatonia in Psychiatric Illnesses.- Personality Disorders.- Special Areas.- Genetics of Psychiatric Disorders.- Novel Mechanisms of Drug Treatment in Psychiatry.- Use of Laboratory Assessments in Psychiatry.- Epidemiology of Psychiatric Illness.- Suicide and Attempted Suicide.- Clinical Psychopharmacology and Other Somatic Therapies.- Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies.- Forensic Psychiatry.- Sleep Disorders.- Neuroimaging in Psychiatry.- Electroconvulsive Therapy: Indications, Use, and Adverse Effects.- Profiles in the History of Neuroscience and Psychiatry.- Normal Laboratory Values and Drug Therapeutic and Toxic Ranges.

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)