Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences Clinical Psychiatry (Paperback)

~ Harold I. Kaplan (Author), Benjamin J., M.D. Sadock (Author), Jack A., M.D. Grebb (Author)

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This text provides comprehensive coverage of psychiatry. Written primarily for students, it covers both behavioural science and clinical psychiatry. It also considers: biological therapy, including all current drugs, with classification by action and drug name; neurochemistry; neurophysiology; and brain imaging. Clinical cases are included and pharmacologic treatments are presented according to pharmacologic activity, not just by drug family. This seventh edition has been updated to incorporate the DSM-IV guidelines. It also includes expanded coverage of substance abuse and psychotropics. New topics to this edition include factitious disorders; eating and sleep disorders; medication-induced movement disorders; motor skills and attention deficit disorders; schizophrenia with childhood onset; and childhood or adolescent antisocial behaviour.

Product Details

• Paperback: 920 pages
• Publisher: Williams & Wilkins; 7 Sub edition (April 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068304530X
• ISBN-13: 978-0683045307
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.5 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,892,048 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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!

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	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.