Essentials of Clinical Psychiatry: Based on the American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Psychiatry, Third Edition

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Robert E. Hales, Stuart C. Yudofsky
American Psychiatric Press, 1999 - Medical - 1070 pages
This hefty synopsis of the most important material included in the third edition of The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Psychiatry is intended for medical students in their third-year clerkship or fourth-year psychiatry electives, and for junior psychiatry residents who need an overview of clinical psychiatry. Section I covers theoretical foundations and assessment, and Section II, the bulk of the book, details psychiatric disorders. Section III looks at psychiatric treatments. Includes a glossary. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Theodore Shapiro M D and Margaret E Hertzig M D
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Stephen S Marmer M D Ph D
55
and Mental Status Examination
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Robert E. Hales, M.D., is a nationally renowned psychiatrist. He is professor & chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis, & the author of more than 125 scientific publications. He & his wife, Dianne Hales, one of the country's most widely published authors of books & articles on health subjects, are also the co-authors of the definitive, award-winning reference work "Caring for the Mind: The Comprehensive Guide to Mental Health."

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