Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry

user-friendly volume introduces students to a wide range of psychiatric diagnoses while providing additional coverage of special topics such as violence and suicide, legal issues, childhood disorders, sleep disorders, and both psychosocial and somatic therapies. It includes a detailed introduction to the interview process, a critical review of DSM, up-to-date information on drugs, and chapters devoted to specific conditions, from cognitive disorders to impulse-control disorders. Its didactic aids include compelling case vignettes and ?clinical pearls?even more numerous in this edition-plus self-assessment questions and a glossary newly added for this edition.Andreasen, Nancy C. is the author of 'Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry' with ISBN 9781585622238 and ISBN 1585622230.