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American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry: Textbook of Psychiatry

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Most people would compare this book with Kaplan's CTP. In general, quite similar in coverage. The tone of this book seems more scientifically oriented while Kaplan's often has more historical sentiment. This book has less illustrations but makes more sense when illustrating, while the Kaplan's sometimes gives unnecessary figures appeared just for the sake of decoration (ex. a photo from a drama movie showing POW tortured under Stalin's picture was used to illustrate the term brain wash). Nonetheless, both books are written by many hands therefore the representation of many experts in the field. I tend to like this one due to its right to the point style without lingering too much on the mumbling chatting side. I think this book is easier to read. The information is balanced and authoritative as one should expected. An alternative is the Oxford textbook. Given the volume to hold and its reference nature, digital or online version also makes a lot of sense.

if you like psychiatry you will love this

if not, then not so much