American Psychiatric Press Review of Psychiatry [Hardcover]

Leah J. Dickstein (Editor), Michelle B. Riba (Editor), John M. Oldham (Editor), Michelle B Riba (Author), John M Oldham (Author), Leah J Dickstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1997 | Series: Review of Psychiatry (Book 16)

In order to maintain an up-to-date practice and provide patients with the best possible care, psychiatrists and health care professionals need access to the latest scientific research and newest advances in treatment. In the 16th volume of this vital reference series, more than 40 internationally and nationally recognized experts describe and evaluate the latest research, treatment, and diagnostic advances in the areas of cognitive therapy, repressed memories, obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychopharmacology across the life span, and psychological and biological testing issues for psychiatrists. This volume also includes an informative section devoted to the use of computers in clinical work that challenges readers to consider how computers can be incorporated into patient care as we approach the 21st century.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Prepared by outstanding clinician-researchers, the section extends the frontiers of cognitive therapy to a wide variety of disorders that were relatively non-responsive to psychotherapeutic interventions in the past. Among the disorders for which the psychotherapeutic approach has been beautifully crafted in this volume are: panic disorder, social phobias, substance abuse, personality disorders, eating disorders, chronic and bipolar depression, and schizophrenia. Drawing on the scope of the frontiers of cognitive therapy, psychotherapists can now ply their skills to helping patients for who medications are insufficient."-- "Aaron T. Beck, M.D., University Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychiatry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"

About the Author

Leah J. Dickstein, M.D., is Professor, Associate Chair for Academic Affairs, and Director, Division of Attitudinal and Behavioral Medicine, in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; and Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Advocacy at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky. Michelle B. Riba, M.D., is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Chair for Education and Academic Affairs, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. John M. Oldham, M.D., is Director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Professor and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 928 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1 edition (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880484438
• ISBN-13: 978-0880484435
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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