Practical Guide to the Care of the Psychiatric Patient: Practical Guide Series

By Richard J. Goldberg and MD Goldberg, Richard J.

Book Overview

This practical guide presents fundamental, concise, current information on the most common psychiatric disorders. Using a practical outline format and with an interior layout designed for quick access, content is readily available and retrievable. Basedon the DSM-IV, new disorders chapters discuss sexual disorders and child psychiatric disorders, which are becoming more prevalent.

* Includes assessment content which provides knowledge of assessment procedures that is fundamental to successful diagnosis and treatment. * Thorough disorders coverage that offers a solid base of need-to-know psychiatric information with diagnostic features and treatment options. * Showcases an accessible outline format with numerous boxes and tables, and a spiral binding for quick access to important information. * Incorporates the most current accepted psychiatric diagnoses, based on the DSM-IV. * New chapters on sexual disorders, child and adolescent psychiatric disorders, the P-450 enzyme system and a new formulary chapter. * Features wider margins, thumb tabs and key phone number charts for quick retrieval of information. * Provides a comprehensive index with many more entries and tables and figures that are denoted separately.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815178921
• ISBN13: 9780815178927
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.3" x 7.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher