Psychiatry / / edited by Allan Tasman [and four others]

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2008; ©2008
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (12101 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.89
• Soggetto topico: Psychiatry; Psychology, Pathological; Mental illness
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): TasmanAllan
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Series page; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Volume 1; Contributors; Preface to this Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; SECTION I: Approaches to the Patient; CHAPTER 1: Listening to the Patient; Listening: The Key Skill in Psychiatry; The Primary Tools: Words, Analogies, Metaphors, Similes, and Symbols; How Does One Hear Words in This Way?; Listening as More Than Hearing; Common Blocks to Effective Listening; Crucial Attitudes That Enable Effective Listening; Theoretical Perspectives on Listening; Using Oneself in Listening ; To Be Found: The Psychological Product of Being HeardListening to Oneself to Listen Better; Listening in Special Clinical Situations; Growing and Maturing as a Listener; References; CHAPTER 2: Physician-Patient Relationship; The Placebo Effect; Roles and Motivations; Modern Medicine and the Physician-Patient Relationship; Attachment Theory and the Physician-Patient Relationship; Formation of the Physician-Patient Relationship; The Therapeutic or Working Alliance; Research on the Physician-Patient Relationship; Special Issues in the Physician-Patient Relationship ; The Physician-Patient Relationship in Specific Populations of PatientsConclusion; References; CHAPTER 3: The Psychiatric Interview: Settings and Techniques; Goals of the Psychiatric Interview; The Psychiatric Database; Conduct of the Interview; References; CHAPTER 4: The Cultural Context of Clinical Assessment; Introduction: The Cultural Matrix of Psychiatry; What is Culture?; Culture and Gender; The Cultural Formulation; Cultural Competence; Conclusion: The Limits of Culture; References; CHAPTER 5: Professional Ethics and Boundaries; Introduction ; Ethical Behavior and Its Relationship to the Professional AttitudeThe Coherent Treatment Frame and the Role of Therapeutic Boundaries in Effective Psychiatric Treatment; Boundary Violations; Components of the Coherent Psychiatric Frame; Summary; References; CHAPTER 6: Legal Issues in Psychiatric Practice; Introduction; Categories of Legal Issues in Psychiatry; Civil Issues: Patient's Rights; Civil Issues: Doctor-Patient Relationship; Criminal Issues: Competency and Insanity; Other Criminal Issues: Diminished Capacity and Mitigating Factors; Conclusion; References ; SECTION II: A Developmental Perspective on Normal Domains of Mental and Behavioral FunctionsCHAPTER 7: A Psychiatric Perspective on Human Development; Biological Development Genetic Considerations; Neurological Considerations; Endocrinological Considerations; Cognitive Development; Emotional Development; Social Development; Moral Development; Developmental Psychopathology Risk and Protective Factors; High-Risk Periods for Psychopathology; Interlineal Decalage; The Psychiatrist as a Developmentalist; References; CHAPTER 8: Infant Development: The First 3 Years of Life ; Theories and Models of Development and the First 3 Years of Life
• Sommario/riassunto: Extensively revised and updated this edition reflects the progress and developments in the field. With 127 chapters and over 400 contributors this book is a truly comprehensive exposition of the specialty of psychiatry. Written by well-known and highly regarded experts from around the world, it takes a patient-centered approach making it an indispensable resource for all those involved in the care of patients with psychiatric disorders. For this new edition, the section on the Neuroscientific Foundations of Psychiatry has been completely revised, with a new author team recruited by Section
• Titolo autorizzato: Psychiatry
• ISBN: 1-119-96540-3; 0-470-51516-3; 0-470-51517-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910144847903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II