Psychiatry Books

New and Published Books

1. Russian/Soviet Military Psychiatry 1904-1945

   By Paul Wanke

   Psychiatry, like most professional fields in Russia, gained its legitimacy from its ability to serve the Tsar and later the Bolshevik party. The militarised nature of these governments meant that psychiatry would have to prove its worth to the military. This study will cover Russian/Soviet military...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. What You Think ADD/ADHD Is, It Isn't

   Symptoms and Neuropsychological Testing Through Time

   By Barbara C. Fisher

   ADD/ADHD is not as easily diagnosed or clear-cut as many believe; in fact it very often acts as a masking agent for other underlying, contributing disorders. It’s important that we understand ADD/ADHD better. What You Think ADD/ADHD Is, It Isn’t: Symptoms and Neuropsychological Testing Through Time...

   Published May 19th 2013 by CRC Press
3. Policing and the Mentally Ill

   International Perspectives

   Edited by Duncan Chappell

   Series: Advances in Police Theory and Practice

   In countries with democratic traditions, police interactions with the mentally ill are usually guided by legislative mandates giving police discretion and possibly resulting in referrals for assistance and treatment. But all too frequently, the outcome of these interactions is far less therapeutic...

   Published May 13th 2013 by CRC Press
4. Handbook of Parkinson's Disease, Fifth Edition

   Edited by Rajesh Pahwa, Kelly E. Lyons Ph.D.

   Series: Neurological Disease and Therapy

   This volume has long prevailed as one of the leading resources on Parkinson's disease (PD). Fully updated with practical and engaging chapters on pathology, neurochemistry, etiology, and breakthrough research, this source spans every essential topic related to the identification, assessment, and...

   Published May 8th 2013 by CRC Press
5. Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health

   Edited by Panteleimon Ekkekakis

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   A growing body of evidence shows that physical activity can be a cost-effective and safe intervention for the prevention and treatment of a wide range of mental health problems. As researchers and clinicians around the world look for evidence-supported alternatives and complements to established...

   Published April 22nd 2013 by Routledge
6. Autoerotic Deaths

   Practical Forensic and Investigative Perspectives

   By Anny Sauvageau, Vernon J. Geberth

   Series: Practical Aspects of Criminal & Forensic Investigations

   Autoerotic Deaths: Practical Forensic and Investigative Perspectives is a collaboration between two internationally known experts who combine their extensive experience to present a scientific, modern view of autoerotic death—complete with a wide variety of exquisite case histories, photographs,...

   Published April 9th 2013 by CRC Press
7. Comprehensive Care of Schizophrenia

   By Jeffrey Lieberman, Robin Murray

   While the medical literature contains a vast amount of information on treating schizophrenia, this definitive volume gathers and distills all that data into one reference source. This practical text focuses specifically on the care and management of schizophrenic patients. The chapters address a...

   Published March 19th 2013 by CRC Press
8. Working With Families in Medical Settings

   A Multidisciplinary Guide for Psychiatrists and Other Health Professionals

   Edited by Alison M. Heru

   Working With Families in Medical Settings provides mental-health professionals with the tools they need to figure out what patients and families want and how, within the constraints imposed by 21st-century healthcare setting, to best give them the care they need. Psychiatrists and other clinicians...

   Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge
9. Prescribing Mental Health Medication

   The Practitioner's Guide, 2nd Edition

   By Christopher Doran

   Prescribing Mental Health Medication is a text for practitioners who treat mental disorders with medication. It explains the entire process of medication assessment, management and follow up for general medical practitioners, mental health practitioners, students, residents, prescribing nurses and...

   Published March 11th 2013 by Routledge
10. Anxiety Disorders

    A Guide for Integrating Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy

    Edited by Stephen M. Stahl, Bret A. Moore

    Series: Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy in Clinical Practice

    Drs. Stephen M. Stahl and Bret A. Moore have created an instant classic in Anxiety Disorders: A Guide for Integrating Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy. Anxiety Disorders is a comprehensive reference for the psychiatry and psychology student, intern, or resident, early career psychiatrist or...

    Published February 12th 2013 by Routledge