American Psychiatric Pub.
The American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurosciences, 5th ed. (CD-ROM included)
New to the 5th edition, the title has changed from "Neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences " to "Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral neurosciences", reflecting the shift in the field and in American Neuropsychiatric Association certification terminology. All the chapters have been revised, and some have been expanded, especially those on delirium, cellular and molecular biology of the neuron, and clinical and functional imaging. As before, the volume's 33 chapters are grouped into sections on basic principles, assessment, symptomatologies, disorders, and treatments. The contributors are practioners and professors, mainly in the U.S. Yudofsky is at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; Hales is at the U. of California Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento. The CD-ROM contains the tables, figures, and clinical highlights from the text in PowerPoint slide format. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Clinical manual for the treatment of autism.
Hollander and Anagnostou (child neurology and psychiatry, Seaver and New York Autism Center of Excellence, Mount Sinai School of Medicine) compile 13 chapters that provide an evidence-based guide for the diagnosis and treatment of autism. Psychiatry, neurology, pediatrics, and other medical professionals from the US and UK who have conducted studies on these treatments discuss the use of medications, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and antidepressants, anticonvulsants and mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, cholinesterase inhibitors, and stimulants and nonstimulants for attention and hyperactivity. In addition, psychosocial treatments are detailed, such as applied behavior analysis, developmental individual-difference, relationship-based (DIR)/floortime treatment, and peer relationship interventions. Educational approaches and complementary and alternative treatments are also discussed. The book is aimed at pediatricians, psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, behavioral, speech, and occupational therapists, educators, and family members involved in treatment planning. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Clinical manual of child and adolescent psychopharmacology.
With this guide for clinicians, Findling (child and adolescent psychiatry, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine) offers a review of pediatric psychopharmacology, integrating key aspects of the latest research in the field. An introductory chapter reviews developmental aspects of psychopharmacological treatment, covering pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, issues of safety and efficacy, and ethical and regulatory considerations pertaining to psychotropic medication research with youth. The rest of the book offers chapters on specific psychiatric conditions. A final chapter covers disorders primarily seen in general medical settings, such as eating and sleep disorders and borderline personality disorder. Contributors also comment on the clinical interpretability of the scientific literature in order to help readers understand how to incorporate research results into clinical practice. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Clinical manual of pain management in psychiatry.
Leo (medicine and biomedical sciences, State U. of New York at Buffalo, and psychiatry and comprehensive multidisciplinary pain management, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo) explains the role of psychiatrists and mental health practitioners in the evaluation, management, intervention, and treatment of pain. The importance of psychological variables that can limit outcomes and interventional approaches is stressed. Common disorders, special populations, and techniques are enumerated. The volume is an expansion of the author's Concise Guide to Pain Management for Psychiatrists, with revisions relating to the use of psychiatric and other adjunctive medications, updates to the coverage of comorbidities, and a revised chapter on pharmacology. Information on forensic issues, such as disability claims and controlled substance diversion, has also been updated. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Drug-drug interaction primer; a compendium of case vignettes for the practicing clinician.
Sandson (psychiatry, U. of Maryland-Baltimore) with help from fellow scholars of psychiatry and medicine, uses a case vignette format to make drug-drug interactions both more interesting and more accessible to medical students and residents than typical textbooks do. The arrangement is by medical field: psychiatry, internal medicine, neurology, surgery, anesthesia, gynecology, oncology, and dermatology. Sandson says this is a second edition of Drug Interactions Casebook: The Cytochrome P450 System and Beyond (no date or publisher noted); the publisher says this is a first edition. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Study guide to neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurosciences; a companion to the American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurosciences, 5th ed.
As a supplement to The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Fifth Edition, Hales, Bourgeois, and Shahrokh's (all U. of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento) question-and-answer Study Guide enables students to assess their understanding of the material as they work through the Textbook itself. The Study Guide contains 245 questions organized into 33 individual quizzes of 5-10 questions each, which correspond to chapters in the Textbook. These are followed by an answer guide that discusses the best answer choice for each question, with references to relevant sections of the Textbook, including page numbers. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
