About the Book
The current global crisis in mental health has seen psychiatry assume an increasingly integral role in healthcare. This comprehensive and accessible textbook provides an evidence-based foundation in psychiatry for medical students and serves as an excellent refresher for all mental health professionals. Written by medical school faculty and experts in the field, with comprehensive coverage from neurobiology to population health, this essential textbook is an invaluable guide to the evaluation, treatment and current understanding of the major disorders in psychiatry. The book introduces the basics of clinical assessment and all major modalities of evidence based treatment, along with topics often not covered adequately in textbooks such as gender and sexuality, and global mental health. Chapters are complemented by easy to navigate tables, self-assessment questions, and a short bibliography of recommended reading. An essential resource for medical students, trainees, and other medical professionals seeking a clear and comprehensive introduction to psychiatry.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction Jonathan E. Alpert, Audrey Walker and Steven Schlozman; 2. Clinical Neuroscience Ayol Samuels, Matthew L Baum, Joseph Luschinger, Robert G Mealer and Rachel A Ross; 3. Introduction to the Patient Interview Todd Griswold, Michael Kahn, Mark Schechter, Janet Yassen, Felicia Smith, Rebecca Brendel; 4. Mood Disorders Scott R. Beach, Jeff C. Huffman, Ji Hyun Baek, Michael Treadway, Andrew A Nierenberg and Jonathan Alpert; 5. Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders Dost Ongur, Francine Benes, Oliver Freudenreich, Matcheri Keshavan and Robert McCarley; 6. Anxiety Disorders Meredith Charney, Eric Bui, Elizabeth Goetter, Carl Salzman, John Worthington, Luana Marques, Jerrold Rosenbaum and Naomi Simon; 7. Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders Ryan J. Jacoby, Amanda W. Baker, Michael A. Jenike, Scott L. Rauch, Sabine Wilhelm; 8. Disorders Related to Stress and Trauma Eric Bui, Meredith Charney, Mohammed R. Milad, Devon Hinton, Fredrick Stoddard, Terence Keane, Roger Pitman and Naomi M. Simon; 9. Substance Use Disorders Hilary S. Connery, Mark J. Albanese, Jeffrey J. DeVido, Kevin P. Hill, R. Kathryn McHugh, Joji Suzuki and Roger D. Weiss; 10. Personality Disorders Lois W. Choi-Kain, Ana M. Rodriguez-Villa, Gabrielle S. Ilagan and Evan A Illiakis; 11. Neurocognitive Disorders Brent P. Forester, Feyza Marouf, Ben Legesse, Olivia I. Okereke, Deborah Blacker; 12. Feeding and Eating Disorders Anne E Becker, Kamryn T. Eddy, David C. Jimerson and Jennifer J. Thomas; 13. Child Psychiatry and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Scott Shaffer, Steven Schlozman and Chris McDougle; 14. Sleep Disorders Susan Chang and John Winkelman; 15. Psychophamacology and Neurotherapeutics Steven Seiner, Jonathan E. Alpert, Ross Baldessarini, Joan Camprodon, Darin Dougherty, Lior Givon and Jeffrey DeVido; 16. Psychosocial Interventions Marhall Forstein, Alfred Marguiles, Robert Goisman, Elizabeth Simpson, Eleanor Counselman, Miriam Tepper, Jennifer Greenwold, Zev Schuman-Oliver and Darshan Mehta; 17. Psychiatric Evaluation in the Medical Setting Fremonta Meyer, Oriana Vesga Lopez, Felicia Smith, Robert Joseph, Ted Avi Gerstenblith, Theodore Stern, John Peteet, Donna Greenberg and David Gitlin; 18. Psychiatry of Gender and Sexuality Aaron Breslow; 19. Health Policy and Population Health in Behavioral Health Care in the United States Kirstin Beach and Bruce Schwartz; 20. Global Health and Mental Health Care Delivery in Low-resource Settings Giuseppe Raviola.
About the Author :
Jonathan E. Alpert is the Dorothy And Marty Silverman University Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. Steven C. Schlozman is assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a psychiatrist and child psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Audrey Walker is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry and paediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is also currently Division Chief and Program Director in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Review :
'Introduction to Psychiatry: Preclinical Foundations and Clinical Essentials by Walker, Schlozman and Alpert, is a remarkable achievement and will be of extraordinary value to new learners in our field. It embraces the necessary complexity of psychiatry but consistently provides a clear scaffolding so that the reader never loses 'the forest for the trees'. The synthesis of an enormous evidence base is conveyed with clarity and rigor. Just as important, the text is written with respect and compassion for patients, and with an appreciation of the growth mindset we encourage in students and residents. I cannot imagine a better place to begin one's explorations of psychiatry than this book.' Adam M. Brenner, M.D. Editor-in-Chief, Academic Psychiatry, Professor of Psychiatry and Distinguished Teaching Professor, Vice Chair for Education and Residency Training Director in Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
'This book meets the needs of the intended audience by comprehensively discussing a wide variety of psychiatric topics. The chapters are detailed, yet easy to read and comprised of only relevant information.' Chad R. Percifield, Doody's Notes
'This essential textbook should be in every clinic to introduce students, trainees, and health professionals to the fundamentals of mental health clinical assessment, evidence-based treatment, major diagnostic categories, gender issues, sleep disorders, psychosocial interventions, and global perspectives … Highly recommended.' S. M., Valente, Choice Magazine
