The Maudsley Handbook of Practical Psychiatry by Gareth Owen (English) Paperback

Description: The Maudsley Handbook of Practical Psychiatry by Gareth Owen, Simon Wessely, Robin Murray Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This is the standard text for trainees on the examination and interviewing of adults and children. Revised in line with current practice in UK, the orange book also covers special interview situations, referral to experts, and early treatment interventions. Publisher Description The Maudsley Handbook of Practical Psychiatry has long served trainees in psychiatry, presenting them with practical and essential advice. This new edition of the orange book provides guidance on the psychiatric and neuropsychiatric examination and interviewing of adults and childrennot just as a central skill, but as the basis for reaching a diagnosis, formulation and defining a treatment plan. It covers special interview situations, such asdealing with specific patient reactions, and other special problems, for example, conducting a complicated assessment in cases of self-harm. The book concludes with important legal issues and is supported byhelpful appendices for ready-reference. As with previous editions, this sixth edition has been revised and rewritten with the full and active involvement of a group of consultant psychiatrists and trainees, making it a highly relevant and practical handbook for all psychiatrists whether learning or refreshing their skills. Author Biography Dr Gareth Owen studied philosophy and physics before starting medicine at the Royal Free and University College Medical School, qualifying in 1999. He subsequently trained in general medicine and clinical neuroscience at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, before starting clinical and research training in psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry in 2002. He is a clinical senior lecturer at Kings College London and holds a Wellcome TrustUniversity Award to do research in mental health law and ethics. He works as a consultant psychiatrist in the Lambeth Home Treatment Team for the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.Simon Wessely is Professor and Head of the Department of Psychological Medicine, Kings College London and the President of Royal College of Psychiatrists. He is a Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist at Kings College and the Maudsley Hospitals. His doctorate is in epidemiology, and he has over 700 original publications, with an emphasis on the boundaries of medicine and psychiatry, unexplained symptoms and syndromes, population reactions to adversity, military health, epidemiology and others. Hehas co-authored books on chronic fatigue syndrome, randomised controlled trials and a history of military psychiatry.Robin Murray is Professor of Psychiatric Research at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College and indeed has spent most of his working life there apart from one year at NIMH in the USA. His particular interest is in psychosis, and he and his colleagues have contributed to the understanding that environmental factors such as obstetric events, drug abuse and social adversity dysregulate striatal dopamine and thus increase the risk of schizophrenia-like psychoses; he is currently mostinterested in gene-environmental interactions. He is also involved in testing new treatments for psychotic illnesses, and cares for people with psychosis at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. He haswritten over 700 articles, not all of them boring! He is the most frequently cited schizophrenia researcher outside the USA, has supervised 52 PhDs and 40 of his students have become full professors. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2010 and received a knighthood in 2011. Details ISBN 0199661707 ISBN-13 9780199661701 Title The Maudsley Handbook of Practical Psychiatry Author Gareth Owen, Simon Wessely, Robin Murray Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 240 Edition 6th Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:86415344; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. 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