Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry (Offset-Color)

Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and highly readable overview of psychiatry, suitable for all psychiatrists, as well as medical students, general practitioners, and other mental health professionals. Written by experienced clinicians, the new edition has been substantially rewritten and updated. The first three chapters cover the symptoms and signs of psychiatric disorders, psychiatric classification (including DSM-5), and how to conduct a psychiatric assessment. Chapters on ethics and the law (including the Mental Health Act), aetiology, and evidence-based approaches, set the scene for description of the major syndromes of adult psychiatry. Read More