American Psychiatric Pub.
Clinical manual of eating disorders.
Members of the group that produced the American Psychiatric Association's 2006 Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Eating Disorders have elaborated their first effort in response to requests from clinicians for more detail about the various components of assessment and treatment. They also added some new topics, including night eating and related syndromes, obesity, and patients with anorexia nervosa. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Diagnostic issues in dementia; advancing the research agenda for DSM-V.
As part of the preparations for the upcoming revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V), the American Psychiatric Association funded a series of international research planning conferences addressing specific diagnostic topics. This volume contains reports from the workgroup and conference on dementia, which convened in Geneva, Switzerland in September, 2005. Coverage includes a comparison of current diagnostic criteria; a discussion of neuropsychological testing; and a description of the impact of nosology on genetic research. The papers initially appeared in the Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology (Vol. 19, No. 3, September 2006). (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Diagnostic issues in substance use disorders; refining the research agenda for DSM-V.
This volume presents recommendations from a substance use disorders workgroup and conference held in Rockville, Maryland in February 2005. Sponsored by the American Psychiatric Association, the gathering drew researchers from around the world to draw up a research agenda for substance use disorders diagnosis that will inform the next revisions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). The papers initially appeared in Addiction (Vol. 101, Suppl. 1, September 2006). (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Gabbard's treatments of psychiatric disorders, 4th ed.
New to the fourth edition of this textbook is expanded coverage of dementia and general updating of all the chapters. The chapters are organized according to DSM-IV-TR, with 57 chapters by psychiatrists in the US and Canada. A brief introduction by the section editor begins each section. The chapters contain a description of the condition, indications and contraindications for diagnosis, treatments, side effects, and full bibliography. Strictly relying on traditional psychiatry and pharmacotherapy, no mention is made of alternative medicine or treatments. Gabbard directs the Psychiatry Clinic at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Manual of clinical psychopharmacology, 6th ed.
Schatzberg and his coauthors (all: psychiatry, Stanford U. and Harvard Medical School), present his updated reference for students and practitioners of clinical psychopharmacology. Thirteen chapters contain accessible, evidence-based discussion of diagnosis and classification of major psychological disorders; the effects, indications, dosage, drug interactions, and discontinuation of seven psychotropic drug types (e.g. antidepressants, hypnotics, mood stabilizers); and details specific to emergency room and special situations treatment. The final chapter covers the uses of herbal and dietary supplements in clinical psychopharmacology. Updates include quick-reference summary tables on each class of psychotropic. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Study guide to clinical psychopharmacology; a companion to The American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of psychopharmacology, 3d ed.
Arranged into short quizzes that correspond to the 65 chapters in the textbook, this study aid provides 368 questions and explanations of the correct answers that cite the textbook page number for review. The questions test knowledge of neurobiology, drug classes, the biological basis of specific disorders, and drug selection for treatment. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
