Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Psychiatry [Paperback]

Benjamin J. Sadock (Author), Harold I. Kaplan (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0683303309 | ISBN-13: 978-0683303308 | Edition: 8th

The 8th ed of this title incorporates significant changes to make it a useful general psychiatry text going forward to the new millennium. The last edition was the first text to incorporate the final DSM-IV nosology, and this edition augments this with ICD-10 diagnostic coding, mandated for reimbursement under the Medicare system, as well as many government agencies and third party payers. This edition is the most visually appealing, with a second colour added, highlighting coding additions and other features. In addition, as usual, the new version of synopsis captures current thinking on the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders, with new material added on psychiatric aspects of alternative medical therapies; at least 6 new drugs, with substantial updating of all drug therapy information; a new chapter on childhood substance abuse; one on legal and ethical issues in child psychiatry; and a new chapter on obesity

Product Details

• Paperback: 1401 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 8th edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0683303309
• ISBN-13: 978-0683303308
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.5 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #841,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A standard text, October 11, 2003

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ECL "University faculty" (Little Rock, AR USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry (Paperback)

If you practice in the behavioral sciences, this book should be on your shelf. Features updated information on the diagnosis and treatment of all the DSM diagnoses as well as interesting historical information. Takes what's in the DSM and expands on it at some length, including psychotherapeutic and pharmacological interventions. Written with a surprisingly even hand towards all interventions, I have found it more useful than the DSM most of the time, especially in guiding treatment decisions. My only complaint is their decision to drop material on some of the older medications. Still, a terrific resource for the working pracitioner!

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and well written, June 22, 1999

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This review is from: Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Psychiatry (Paperback)

A popular standard textbook for clerkship and internship, it offers a fairly comprehensive view of the field of psychiatry as a whole. Very well written, easy to read, and with plenty of illustrations. Besides clinical knowledge, the book also provides enough history (very interesting, photoes of big names in the field), psychodynamics (lot of programs now do not offer formal training, but it is nice to know the basics as a physician), and basic neuroscience (useful in ward discussion, though not in research-depth). The basic science part is somewhat not very updated to readers who involve in basic research. In general this is a solid investigation for those who has serious interest in psychiatry. But if you are going to be a psychiatrist, this is less than enough to be a reference resorce and too big for a quick reference. It may, however, serve as an appetite before you start the Comprehensive Text Book of Psychiatry from the same authers, so that the latter won't be overwhelming.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Gold Standard in Psychiatry, July 20, 2000

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Emil Brocker (chicago, ill) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Psychiatry (Paperback)

This is a superb book for both the psychiatric and mental health prfessional reader and for the general public. It is well-written, thoroughly referenced and totally up-to-date. With the revolution in drug treament the authors provide a comprehensive survey of all drugs used in psychiatry. They also cover the psychodynamic concepts of Freud, Jung, Erikson and other theorists. This book is a must for anyone interested in this field.