Kaplan and Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry [Paperback]

Benjamin J. Sadock (Author), Virginia A. Sadock (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781750334 | ISBN-13: 978-0781750332 | Publication Date: November 4, 2003 | Edition: Second

This concise textbook is ideal for any student or health care professional who needs an authoritative, readable, affordable text that is sharply focused on clinical psychiatry. It contains the most relevant clinical material from the best-selling Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, Ninth Edition and includes updated information on clinical syndromes and recently introduced pharmacological agents. The book is DSM-IV-TR compatible and replete with case studies and tables, including DSM-IV-TR tables.

Initial chapters cover the clinical examination, the psychiatric report, medical assessment of the psychiatric patient, laboratory tests, signs and symptoms, and classification and rating scales. The major portion of the book covers all psychiatric and substance-related disorders, with special chapters devoted to infants, children, adolescents, and geriatric patients. Also included are chapters on end-of-life care and palliative medicine, forensic psychiatry, ethical issues, and emergency psychiatry.

Product Details

• Paperback: 700 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second edition (November 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781750334
• ISBN-13: 978-0781750332
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #970,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jam Packed with Information, January 17, 2004

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This review is from: Kaplan and Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry (Paperback)

This is an incrediably comprehensive text on psychiatry. Each paragraph introduces new material in understandable terminology. I am using it for a graduate nursing class and find it to be heavy going. I recommend reading it with the companion study guide to help distill the most important information from all the material presented.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable for Students and Mental Health Professionals, December 24, 2007

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Lewis A. Brooks (Hodmezovasarhely, HUNGARY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaplan and Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry (Paperback)

This is among the two or three most definitive works available in this field. It is organized in a reader/researcher-friendly format that enables mental health professionals to quickly access all the relevant information relating to a specific diagnostic category, and its simple and direct format is especially helpful to students. The authors enjoy a reputation deservedly second to none. After computers, I would say this is the next most indispensable item for practitioners and teachers and students in the field of mental health.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable tool for the student or clinician, October 15, 2009

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Joel M. Pyle "melamed" (Rome, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaplan and Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry (Sadock, Kaplan and Sadock Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry) (Paperback)

This textbook covers every area of the mental health field, closely following the DSM-IV-TR structure. Information is presented clearly without sacrificing precision. The sections on substance abuse and psychopharmacology are especially useful; another welcome feature was the section on palliative care. All in all, this is a great addition to the library of any medical practioner.