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Authored by over 500 internationally acclaimed expert editors and chapter authors from around the world. Completely updated and expanded with almost 40 new chapters. Significantly increased attention to the role of culture in all aspects of evaluation and care. New sections on Digital Mental Health Services and Technologies, Treatment Issues in Specific Populations and Settings, and on Prevention, Systems of Care, and Psychosocial Aspects of Treatment address key advances. This edition is the first comprehensive reference work to cover the entire field of psychiatry in an updateable format, ensuring access to state of the art information. Earlier editions were called “the best current textbook of psychiatry” by the New England Journal of Medicine, and “the gold standard” by the American Journal of Psychiatry. Tasman's Psychiatry, 5th Edition, builds on the initial vision in prior editions of approaching psychiatric evaluation and care from an integrative bio-psycho-social-cultural perspective. It is designed to be an essential and accessible reference for readers at any level of experience. This editorial approach encompasses the importance of the first encounter between patient and clinician, followed by the complex task of beginning to develop a therapeutic relationship and to develop and implement a treatment plan in collaboration with the patient. The importance of increasing attention to the role of culture and social determinants of mental health is reflected both in specific chapters and in components of many chapters throughout the book, especially in those pertaining to clinical evaluation, the therapeutic alliance, and treatment. The global scope of this edition is reflected throughout the book, including the section on psychiatric disorders where evaluation using both ICD 11 and DSM 5-TR is discussed. Most chapters are authored by experts from at least two different countries or continents, adding a critically important dimension which often is missing in major psychiatric textbooks. Tasman's Psychiatry, 5th Edition, is an essential reference for all medical professionals and students who need a trusted reference or learning tool for psychiatry, psychology, clinical research, social work, counseling, therapy, and all others.

This book provides a definitive account of koro, a topic of long-standing interest in the field of cultural psychiatry in which the patient displays a fear of the genitals shrinking and retracting. Written by Professor A.N. Chowdhury, a leading expert in the field, it provides a comprehensive overview of the cultural, historical and clinical significance of the condition that includes both cutting-edge critique and an analysis of research and accounts from the previous 120 years published literature. The book begins by outlining the definition, etymology of the term, and clinical features of koro as a culture-bound syndrome, and contextualizes the concept with reference to its historical origins and local experience in Southeast Asia, and its subsequent widespread occurrence in South Asia. It also critically examines the concept of culture-bound disorder and the development of the terminology, such as cultural concepts of distress, which is the term thatis currently used in the DSM-5. Subsequent chapters elaborate the cultural context of koro in Chinese and South Asian cultures, including cultural symbolic analysis of associations with animals (fox and turtle) and phallic imagery based on troubling self-perceived aspects of body image that is central to the concept. The second section of the book offers a comprehensive, global literature review, before addressing the current status and relevance of koro, clinically relevant questions of risk assessment and forensic issues, and research methodology.This landmark work will provide a unique resource for clinicians and researchers working in cultural psychiatry, cultural psychology, anthropology, medical sociology, social work and psychosexual medicine.

The Oxford Textbook of Social Psychiatry serves as a comprehensive reference to the historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of social psychiatry, and its role in the management of psychiatric disorders. Written and edited by leading experts and rising stars in the field of social psychiatry, this textbook provides an authoritative and global look at social psychiatry, covering a wealth of topics and up-to-date research in 79 chapters. Divided into eight sections, this resource covers an overview of the history and development of social psychiatry, as well as the social world of families, culture, and identity, focusing on key issues such as globalisation, pandemics, trauma, spirituality, and gender. Clinical conditions and special vulnerable groups are also explored, with topics such as the mental health of prisoners, somatisation, and eating disorders. Case studies of specific geographical locations provide a critical overview of global mental health today and the challenges faced in different setting, such as low- and middle-income countries.

Several alterations of brain function cause common mental problems in young people. ADHD, autism, tic disorders, learning difficulties, intellectual disability, and the psychotic disorders of young people are conventionally classified and described as discrete neuropsychiatric problems. Research, however, has made it clear that they are complex, variable, dimensional, overlapping, and that they frequently coexist and share aetiological influences. Developmental Neuropsychiatry explores how clinicians often find themselves confronted with complex problems of diagnosis and treatment. Existing texts and guidelines, however, continue to be organized around simple conceptualization of illness categories. The book provides unified accounts of the complex psychiatric, psychological, neurological, medical, social, and educational issues that are relevant to clinical understanding.

Refugee health is growing as an academic medical discipline. More and more health care providers are coming together to exchange research information, educational curricula and social policies related to refugee health. The number of practitioners attending the annual North American Refugee Healthcare Conference has doubled since 2014. Refugees arrive in the United States from different parts of the world. Refugees undergo a medical screening soon after arrival, as recommended by the U.S. Department of State, and it is usually primary care practitioners who usually evaluate these patients at this first visit. Psychiatrists and other specialists may also evaluate them soon after arrival.Though physicians receive a variable amount of training in cross-cultural medicine, virtually none is in the area of refugee evaluations. There are several major ways that the field has changed. U.S. refugee policies and refugee admission numbers have changed dramatically in the past four years as has the epidemiology of medical conditions because the demographics of refugees have changed. The CDC guidelines for domestic screening have also been modified significantly as some of the screening tests are no longer recommended. Protocols have also been updated for presumptive treatment received by refugees before departure to the United States of other countries. A new chapter on end of life care for refugees has been added to the book. Now fully revised and expanded, this second edition reflects the many changes that have occurred in the field of refugee health since 2014. Refugee Health Care remains the definitive resource for primary care physicians and mental health practitioners who see and evaluate refugees. It is also relevant for medical, nursing and public health students involved with refugee health as well as resettlement agency workers and public health officials overseeing refugee care

West Bengal: Its Contribution to Indian Psychiatry is an ode to the stalwarts and iconic mental health institutions of West Bengal, India, which over the ages have taken a pioneering role in popularizing psychiatry as a branch of modern medicine among the general population. Preserving history is a necessary part of the growth of any civilization and preserving academic history is the integral part of the growth of any branch of modern medicine. This book archives the works in the field of major mental disorders, common mental disorders, culture-bound syndromes, community psychiatry, social psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatric disorders, addictive disorders, sexual disorders, psychology, and psychotherapy which originated from the soil of West Bengal. The book is first of its kind which showcases the rich academic heritage of West Bengal in the field of psychiatry. The book is like revisiting the history of psychiatry in West Bengal, which will enthrall the future generations of psychiatrists and motivate them to do much more to serve the people and the field we are working on. The book is also a representation of the pride of West Bengal in the field of medicine and it will be effective in engaging the readers not only from West Bengal, but also from all over India to recognize the contribution West Bengal has made to the national arena.

As the demographics shift within the US population, the importance of culture on mental health diagnosis and treatment has become critical for education and clinical training in psychiatry. While it's impossible to gain an in-depth understanding of every culture, clinicians need to have the skills and knowledge required to provide culturally respectful care for an increasingly diverse clinical population. By explaining fundamental concepts in cultural psychiatry using a case-based format, clinicians and educators in the mental health fields will be able to reduce cultural clashes and unproductive clinical encounters. Although similar books have focused on providing guidelines for working with discrete populations (e.g., African Americans, Asian Americans, LGBTQ), the purpose of Sociocultural Issues in Psychiatry is to enhance clinicians'knowledge and skills by translating theory into practice across diverse patient populations and clinical contexts. Mental health clinicians at all levels, trainees, or practitioners, will benefit from the content and education provided in this book.

The leading reference on personality disorders and their treatment, this authoritative work is now significantly revised with 80% new material reflecting important advances in the field. Preeminent experts provide in-depth coverage of conceptual and taxonomic issues, psychopathology, epidemiology and longitudinal course, etiology and development, and specific diagnoses. Diagnostic issues are explored and available assessment instruments discussed. All available evidence-based treatments are reviewed in consistently organized chapters that cover theoretical and empirical foundations as well as clinical strategies, facilitating comparison of the various approaches. New to This Edition •Incorporates more than 15 years of major research advances; includes 21 chapters on new topics. •Critically examines DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. •Chapters on additional treatments--mentalization-based treatment, schema-focused therapy, transference-based psychotherapy, and systems training for emotional predictability and problem solving. •Chapters on dimensional models, longitudinal studies, and personality pathology in children and adolescents. •Chapters on specific diagnoses: antisocial/psychopathic, borderline, and obsessive–compulsive personality disorder. •Integrative section introductions by the editors. See also Integrated Treatment for Personality Disorder, edited by W. John Livesley, Giancarlo Dimaggio, and John F. Clarkin, which weaves multiple well-established intervention strategies into a systematic modular approach.

Das umfangreiche Nachschlagewerk von Möller, Laux und Kapfhammer darf zu Recht als Standardwerk für Psychiatrie im deutschsprachigen Raum bezeichnet werden. Die aktuelle Auflage wurde komplett überarbeitet und aktualisiert, zahlreiche Autoren tragen mit ihrem Expertenwissen dazu bei, dass sowohl Ärzte in Weiterbildung als auch Fachärzte für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie auf alle Fragen umfassende Antworten erhalten. Insgesamt vier Bände enthalten alle Grundlagen der Psychiatrie, Prinzipien der Diagnostik und Behandlung und selbstverständlich einen umfangreichen Teil zu den einzelnen Störungen.Von der Geschichte über Klassifikation, Diagnostik und Therapie aller Krankheitsbilder bis hin zu speziellen Aspekten der Psychiatrie finden Sie hier das gesamte Wissen auf aktuellem Stand.

This book offers a clinical guide that brings together a broad range of brief interventions and their applications in treating psychosis. It describes two core approaches that can narrow the current, substantial gap between the need for psychotherapeutic interventions for all individuals suffering from psychosis, and the limited mental health resources available.The first approach involves utilizing the standard therapeutic modalities in the context of routine clinical interactions after adapting them into brief and effective formats. To that end, the book brings in experts on various psychotherapeutic modalities, who discuss how their particular modality could be adapted to more effectively fit into the existing system of care delivery.The second approach, addressed in detail, is to extend the availability of these brief interventions by utilizing the circle of providers as well as the social circle of the clients so that these interventions can be provided in a coordinated and complementary manner by psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, case managers, peer support specialists and other providers on the one hand, and by family members, friends, social and religious institutions on the other.

Textbook of postgraduate psychiatry (2 volumes) is assimilated with all modern developments in psychiatry and their effects on clinical practice. Textbook of Postgraduate Psychiatry is addressed primarily to the postgraduate student in psychiatry and allied mental health fields, but it should equally serve as a good source of revision and reference to psychiatrists, who have already completed their training, and to practitioners and clinicians, and other mental health professionals. This book is divided into two volumes, which are further divided into 22 sections following as clinical examination in psychiatry and epidemiology of mental disorder, organic mental disorder and substance related disorders, schizophrenia, other psychotic disorders and mood disorder, anxiety disorders, stress related disorders, psychosomatic medicine, somatoform disorder, dissociative disorder and other related disorders, personality disorder, sexual disorder, sleep disorder and eating disorders, pregnancy and menstruation related disorders, liaison psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, psychiatric aspect of medical disorders and other related conditions, emergency in mental health, child and adolescent psychiatry, basic sciences and imaging in psychiatry, neuropsychology, research methods, statistics and genetics in psychiatry, biological therapies, psychological methods of treatment, culture, spirituality, anthropology and psychiatry, community psychiatry and psychiatric nursing, and forensic psychiatry and mental health legislation. These 22 sections cover the 82 chapters. It is also a best reference book for established practitioners across the world. The contributors include renowned authorities in the various subspecialties of psychiatry with original work to their credit as well as young, zealous psychiatrists, who are actively involved in academic life.

This state-of-the-science reference and text has given thousands of practitioners and students a strong foundation in understanding and treating addictive disorders. Leading experts address the neurobiology of addictions and review best practices in assessment and diagnosis. Specific substances of abuse are examined in detail, with attention to real-world clinical considerations. Issues in working with particular populations--including polysubstance abusers, culturally diverse patients, older adults, chronic pain sufferers, and others--are explored. Chapters summarize the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of widely used psychosocial and pharmacological treatments and clearly describe clinical techniques. New to This Edition •Incorporates a decade's worth of major advances in research and clinical practice. •Updated for DSM-5. •Many new authors; extensively revised with the latest information on specific biological mechanisms, substances, populations, and treatments. •Chapter on motivational interviewing.

The interaction of culture and mental illness is the focus of the Clinical Manual of Cultural Psychiatry, which is designed to help mental health clinicians become culturally competent and skilled in the treatment of patients from diverse backgrounds. The product of nearly two decades of seminar experience, the book teaches clinicians when it is appropriate to ask'Is what I am seeing in this patient typical behavior in his or her culture?'The ability to see someone else's worldview is essential for working with ethnic minority and culturally diverse patients, and the author, who designed the course that was this handbook's precursor, has expanded the second edition to take into account shifting demographics and the changing culture of mental health treatment.The content of the new edition has been completely updated, expanded to include new material, and enhanced by innovative features that will prove helpful for mental health clinicians as they encounter diverse patient populations. • The new chapter on women reflects the fact that mental health disparities extend beyond ethnic minorities. Women have significantly higher rates of posttraumatic stress disorder and affective disorders, for example, yet research on women has been limited largely to the relationship between reproductive functioning and mental health. • Two new chapters address the alarming number of unmet mental health needs that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients suffer from. These chapters emphasize the need for mental health providers and policy makers to remedy these disparities.• A new chapter has been added to help clinicians determine the role religious and spiritual beliefs play in psychological functioning, because religious and spiritual beliefs have been found to have both positive and negative effects on mental health.• The newly introduced DSM-5® Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) is addressed in the book's introduction and is included in its entirety, along with an informant module, 12 supplementary modules, and guidelines for their use in a psychiatric assessment. In addition, the reader has access to videotaped examples using simulated patients to illustrate practical application of the DSM-5® Outline for Cultural Formulation and CFI.• Extensive information on ethnopsychopharmacology, reviewing clinical reports of ethnic variation with several different classes of psychotropic medications and examining the relationship of pharmacogenetics, ethnicity, and environmental factors to pharmacologic treatment of minorities. The book updates coverage of African American, Asian American, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American/Alaskan Native cultures as they relate to mental health issues while retaining the nuanced approach that was so effective in the first edition. Course-tested and DSM-5® compatible throughout, the Clinical Manual of Cultural Psychiatry is a must-read for clinicians in our diverse era.

Refugees arrive in the United States from different parts of the world and their numbers increase every year. Refugees undergo a medical screening soon after arrival, as recommended by the U.S. Department of State, and it is often primary care practitioners or psychiatrists who usually evaluate these patients at this first visit. Though physicians receive a variable amount of training in cross-cultural medicine, virtually none is in the area of refugee evaluations. Refugee evaluations are different from routine patient evaluations in several significant ways: 1) They are new immigrants from countries where the disease epidemiology is different from the U.S.; 2) Certain infectious disease processes need to be ruled out upon arrival to prevent the spread of communicable diseases; 3) The prevalence of mental health disorders in refugees is higher than the local population; 4) The medical and psychiatric health problems of refugees are often caused or affected by their past experience with trauma and their current acculturation difficulties; and 5) Significant cultural barriers can arise in the accurate evaluation and treatment of these refugees. Books on refugee health usually are written from ecological and public health perspectives and address generic refugee population issues. There are very few clinical textbooks, and most focus only on mental health. Refugee Health Care is a practical guide providing focused information for busy primary care practitioners, and many of the recommendations in the book apply to all immigrants. This concise pocketbook reviews medical and psychiatric conditions that are essential to know in the evaluation and treatment of refugees.

The first edition of Comprehensive Handbook of Psychopathology was published in 1984, al­ most a decade ago. In the interim there has been an explosion of information in psychopathology. Proliferation of knowledge has included a widening base of research data and changing or new concepts and theories regarding classification, measurement methods, and etiology of abnormal behaviors and mental disorders. It has been an active and productive period for biological and behavioral scientists and clinicians, particularly in terms of changing notions of the complex interaction of environmental and biological factors in many disorders. For example, with the classic disorders-such as anxiety and dissociative disorders-our understanding, while far from perfect, has been greatly enhanced in recent years. Whereas there was almost a vacuum of empirical knowledge ten years ago about the personality disorders, concentrated efforts have been undertaken to investigate classification, comorbidities, and expression of the personality disorders, and variants in normal personality traits. In addition, scientific advances in the fields of behavioral medicine, health psychology, and neuropsychology have greatly contributed to our knowledge of psychopathology and the interplay of psychobiological factors. It is now commonly acknowledged that psychopathology is not limited to the traditional mental illness categories; it also plays a significant role in many physical illnesses, such as cancer and AIDS. With these developments, it became clear that the first edition of this handbook was outdated and that a revision was needed.

From the President of the Research Society on Alcoholism The field of alcohol research has been slowly but continuously evolving, taking into its domain an ever-increasing array of scientific disciplines. This senes is designed to fill the need for,a review publication that covers the broad range of research into alcohol actions and alcoholism. Research in alcohol concerns social, epidemiological, and legal concerns in addition to biomedical and behavioral topics to greater degree than research with many other drugs. A publication devoted to alcohol research should serve the broadest existing research community, but perhaps more important, it should also provide a means to recruit new investigators with fresh approaches to the field. We can and must demonstrate that legitimate, high-quality research is being done, but we must also highlight the opportunity for new workers to make a real impact on the problem. The Research Society on Alcoholism seeks to provide such a service not only through this publication but also through other ac­ tivities. Richard A. Deitrich, Ph.D.

Holen Sie sich interkulturelle Kompetenz für Ihre GutachtenWenn Ihr Patient ausländische Wurzeln hat: Dieses Buch hilft Ihnen, Zusammenhänge und Hintergründe zur Situation von Migranten zu verstehen: - mit Kasuistiken und Gesprächsprotokollen aus der Praxis - viele Tipps und praktische Formulierungshilfen. So können Sie einfühlsam und kompetent begutachten - ohne kulturelle Schranken! Begutachtung in der Praxis - mit interkultureller Kompetenz und ethnomedizinischen HintergründenDie medizinische Versorgung von Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund ist längst Bestandteil des klinischen Alltags geworden. Unterschiedliche schulische und berufliche Bildung, Flexibilität und Anpassungsfähigkeit stellen entscheidende Faktoren für eine erfolgreiche Integration oder - in ungünstigen Fällen - eine psychosomatische Erkrankung dar. Die Begutachtung von Patienten mit ausländischen Wurzeln stellt stets eine Herausforderung und eine besonders hohe Verantwortung dar, gilt es doch, Menschen mit ganz verschiedenen Biografien, andersartiger Herkunft, sehr unterschiedlichen Sprachkenntnissen und nicht zuletzt auch oft abweichenden Vorstellungen von Gesundheit, Krankheit und Leistungsfähigkeit zu beurteilen. In der zweiten Auflage dieses Buches finden Sie neben den grundlegenden Aspekten der Begutachtung mit ethnomedizinischen und transkulturellen Erwägungen auch Hinweise auf spezielle Fragestellungen wie die Begutachtung von Frauen, Jugendlichen, alternden Menschen, Asylbewerbern, PTBS als besonderes Problem, auch traumatisierende Erlebnisse deutscher Staatsangehöriger in Krieg, Nachkriegszeit und DDR. Kasuistiken und Gesprächsprotokolle aus der Praxis der Verfasser geben den Bezug zur praktischen Begutachtung.

Contemporary Psychiatry is an international textbook developed on the basis of the experience with its first three German editions - making it a work with long and distinguished tradition. It combines the German tradition of phenomenology and diagnosis going back to Kraepelin with the Anglo-American tradition and the DSM IV diagnostic system. In doing so, Contemporary Psychiatry becomes a unique source among psychiatric texts, offering a truly international approach to state-of-the-art knowledge and future perspectives of psychiatry. The four internationally renowned editors were able to aquire the leading specialists as contributors. No less than 120 authors from 10 different countries ensure an extremely high standard and guarantee the consideration of cross-cultural aspects. A special feature of Contemporary Psychiatry is that it includes chapters on psychiatric disorders caused by extreme circumstances, such as for example migration, torture, rape, violence and natural and man-made disasters.

Die 4. Auflage der Psychiatrie der Gegenwart ist völlig neu konzipiert; sie umfaßt jetzt 6 Bände. Beibehalten hat man den editorischen Leitgedanken, der auch die Vorauflagen prägte: Nicht enzyklopädische Vollständigkeit, sondern der aktuelle Erfahrungsstand der Psychiatrie wird - paradigmatisch - vermittelt. Das Werk bringt zu jedem Thema eine Übersicht des wissenschaftlich gesicherten Wissens, dessen Anwendung in der Praxis sowie Brennpunkte, Entwicklungstrends, Zukunftsperspektiven des Fachs. Wesentliche Akzentsetzungen der 4. Auflage sind die internationale Vielfalt der Beiträge, die Gewichtung von'Migration, Postraumatischer Belastungsstörung - allgemein: Spezifischen Lebenssituationen', die Integration neuer Erkenntnisse etwa in der Molekularbiologie, im Bereich bildgebender Verfahren oder in der Neuropsychologie. Neu und leserfreundlich ist das zweifarbige, mit Mariginalienspalte versehene Innenlayout.

Der „Berger“ ist die gelungene Kombination aus fundiertem Lehrbuch und praxisbezogenem Nachschlagewerk. Die neue 4. Auflage ist noch stärker auf die Bedürfnisse der jungen Psychiater und Psychotherapeuten in Aus- und Weiterbildung ausgerichtet. Neu in der 4. Auflage: Deutlich verbesserte Übersichtlichkeit durch vierfarbigen DruckDas Wesentliche auf einen Blick: Zusammenfassungen, EBM-Kästen, ICD-10/DSM-IV-Kästen, Leitlinien-EmpfehlungenKommentierung der Pharmakotherapie-Empfehlungen bezüglich der Off-Label-Verordnungen

A group of people are seated together in a tried to explain it to you, you wouldn't un­ room. Recently, they have shared two derstand,'and this went on and on in a big circle, nowhere, - no information at all!'important experiences - they have lived The feelings of these relatives are not with a close relative, usually an offspring or spouse, who has been through an episode unique. Until recently, many relatives of of a major mental disorder, most often of a schizophrenic patients experienced some schizophrenic type, and they have also been form of rebuff by mental health profes­ participants in an experimental program sionals while their relative was treated as an designed to assist them and their disturbed inpatient and little or no involvement in the relative in modifying family patterns to aftercare process when the relative re­ foster rehabilitation. The experimental turned home. These attitudes of mental programs involve maintenance pharmaco­ health personnel reflected both the prevail­ therapy as well as a combination of family ing wisdom of the time that the family, be­ education and therapy.

Contents: Introduction. - Comparability of Official Sources of Data. - Comparability of Special Survey Technique Findings. - Schizophrenia. - The Acute Reactive Psychoses. - The Affective Disorders. - Suicide and Parasuicide. - Disorders Associated With Alcohol and Other Drugs. - Psychosomatic Disorders. - Neuroses and Other Minor Disorders. - Mental Health in Global Perspective. - Subject Index.

A quarter century after it was first published, Bodies under Siege remains the classic, authoritative book on self-mutilation. Now in its third edition, this invaluable work is updated throughout with findings from hundreds of new studies, discussions of new models of self-injury, an assessment of the S.A.F.E. (Self Abuse Finally Ends) program, and the Bill of Rights for People Who Self-harm. Armando Favazza's pioneering work identified a wide range of forces, many of them cultural and societal, that compel or impel people to mutilate themselves. This new edition examines the explosive growth in the incidence of self-injurious behaviors and body modification practices. Favazza critically assesses new and significant biological, ethnological, social, and psychological findings regarding self-injury; presents current understandings of self-injurious acts from cultural and clinical perspectives; and places self-mutilation in historical and contemporary context.

Schizophrenia is devastating psychiatric disorder that is often misunderstood. Demystifying Schizophrenia for the General Practitioner is an essential manual for clinicians illustrating how schizophrenia affects patients, their families and society using poignant real world examples to explain its onset, progression and prognosis. This book includes criteria for diagnosing schizophrenia based on the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM). Special emphasis is placed on differential diagnosis, co-morbidities, medications, and additional treatment options. The authors provide expert guidance on helping patients to cope with family and cultural issues for this highly complex disorder.

Der „MLK“ hat sich inzwischen zum Standardwerk entwickelt. Das zweibändige Nachschlagewerk beantwortet jede Frage rund um die Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie. Mit diesem enzyklopädischen Titel haben Sie mit Sicherheit das gesamte aktuelle Facharztwissen in Ihrem Regal. - Alle psychischen Störungen werden systematisch dargestellt - Therapieprinzipien und Therapieempfehlungen – sowohl Psychopharmaka als auch Psychotherapie - Mit neuen Kapiteln zu den Themen Ethik, störungsspezifische Psychotherapien, Komplementärmedizin, Aggression – Amok und Stalking - Angabe der Evidenz - Das beste Autorenteam im deutschsprachigen Raum Dieses Werk darf in keiner psychiatrischen Station, Klinik oder Praxis fehlen.

What produces mental illness: genes, environment, both,neither? The answer can be found in memes—replicable units of information linking genes and environment in the memory and in culture—whose effects on individual brain development can be benign or toxic. This book reconceptualizes mental disorders as products of stressful gene-meme interactions and introduces a biopsychosocial template for meme-based diagnosis and treatment. A range of therapeutic modalities, both broad-spectrum (meditation) and specific(cognitive-behavioral), for countering negative memes and their replication are considered, as are possibilities for memetic prevention strategies. In this book, the author outlines the roles of genes and memes in the evolution of the human brain; elucidates the creation, storage, and evolution of memes within individual brains; examines culture as a carrier and supplier of memes to the individual; provides examples of gene-meme interactions that can result in anxiety, depression, and other disorders; proposes a multiaxial gene-meme model for diagnosing mental illness; identifies areas of meme-based prevention for at-risk children; and defines specific syndromes in terms of memetic symptoms, genetic/ memetic development, and meme-based treatment.

Die selteneren Wahn-Syndrome treten zumeist als sekundäre Symptomatik bei anderen psychischen Erkrankungen, insbesondere Schizophrenie und Depression, auf. Die Kenntnis über die psychopathologischen Phänomene und über die Wahnthemen ist oft gering und ihre korrekte Beschreibung und Benennung wird häufig unterlassen, da den behandelnden Psychiatern und Psychologen diese Syndrome nicht vertraut und bekannt sind. Es erscheint jedoch gerade aus therapeutischer Sicht sinnvoll, diese Syndrome zu kennen, um sie in die Therapie adäquat mit einbeziehen und die mit einzelnen Formen potenziell verbundenen Risiken besser abschätzen zu können. Etwa 50% der Delikte mit Verletzungsfolge liegen wahnhafte Störungen zu Grunde, die häufig erst nach der Tat diagnostiziert werden und klinisch lange nicht auffällig erscheinen bzw. im Vorfeld nicht diagnostiziert werden. Der Schwerpunkt des Buches ist die Psychopathologie im Sinne der diagnostischen Differenzierung, aber auch die Frage, ob es spezifische therapeutische Ansätze für die einzelnen Syndrome gibt.

This exceptional book responds to the intense current interest in defining and understanding the contribution of traditional medical knowledge and the intervention techniques of traditional healers to national mental health services around the world. First book on traditional healing and transcultural psychiatry Delineates the knowledge and clinical skills of traditional healers from diverse cultural areas around the world Describes the clinical and social roles of traditional healers in their communities and the challenges of constructing national mental health programs that include traditional knowledge and healing techniques Assesses issues on efficacy and safety of traditional healers'interventions Includes contributions from leading scholars in this field from South Africa, India, New Zealand, Andorra, Canada, USA, Italy, and the Quichua and Sioux Lakota Nations of South and North America Theme of culture versus science: The psychiatrists discuss the effects of local culture upon mental health and consider the impact, benefit and incorporation of traditional healing as a tool for the clinical psychiatrist Easy to use with case studies and vignettes throughout and a glossary to explain any technical terms Psychiatrists and Traditional Healers: Unwitting Partners in Global Mental Health is a valuable addition to the bookshelf of a wide array of mental health trainees, researchers and professionals interested in cultural psychiatry in general and the role of traditional healers around the world.

Ein Werk, das Maßstäbe setzt. Längst hat sich der'MLK'als DAS Standardwerk in der Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie etabliert. Damit die Leser der'Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie'immer auf dem aktuellen Stand bleiben, neueste Entwicklungen verfolgen können und dennoch nicht auf die wichtigen Grundlagen und Therapien verzichten müssen, gibt es die dritte Auflage jetzt in 2 Bänden. Band 1: Allgemeine Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie: Alles was man wissen muss - sei es für die gezielte Vorbereitung auf die Facharztprüfung oder zum Nachschlagen der neuesten Entwicklungen. Mit ausführlichen Kapiteln zu den einzelnen Psychotherapieverfahren. Band 2: Spezielle Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie: Sämtliche psychischen Störungen werden ausführlich und verständlich dargestellt. Von der Diagnostik bis zum perfekten Behandlungsplan bleiben keine Fragen offen. Ganz neu in dieser Auflage: mit EBM-Boxen! Viel Wissen - verteilt auf zwei handliche Bände.

Der'Möller/Laux/Kapfhammer'setzt Standards!Die Neuauflage bietet Ihnen- ausführliche Kapitel zu psychotherapeutischen Verfahren- gesichertes Wissen nach EBM-Maßstäben- über bloßes Faktenwissen hinausgehenden Inhalt- übersichtliche Gestaltung zur schnellen Orientierung. Alle Kapitel wurden überarbeitet, aktualisiert und ergänzt. Ob Sie das Werk zur Vorbereitung für die Facharztprüfung heranziehen oder als Nachschlagewerk, ob Sie seltene Störungen suchen oder sich über eine spezielle Therapie informieren möchten - im'Möller/Laux/Kapfhammer'finden Sie alles, was Sie für Ihre tägliche Arbeit benötigen.

Brief and acute psychotic disorders with a short duration and a generally good prognosis have long intrigued psychiatrists. Although they are included in internationally accepted diagnostic systems, understanding of these disorders remains minimal. This book is the first comprehensive overview of the clinical features, biology, course and long-term outcome of brief and acute psychoses. The authors review the world literature on the topic and they also present data from their own longitudinal study - the most complete investigation of this group of disorders so far conducted. The book concludes with considerations of the nosological status of brief and acute psychoses and their impact on our understanding of the continuum of psychotic and affective disorders.

In the ongoing quest to improve our psychiatric diagnostic system, we are now searching for new approaches to understanding the etiological and pathophysiological mechanisms that can improve the validity of our diagnoses and the consequent power of our preventive and treatment interventions -- venturing beyond the current DSM paradigm and DSM-IV framework.This thought-provoking volume -- produced as a partnership between the American Psychiatric Association, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse -- represents a far-reaching attempt to stimulate research and discussion in the field in preparation for the eventual start of the DSM-V process, still several years hence. The book • Explores a variety of basic nomenclature issues, including the desirability of rating the quality and quantity of information available to support the different disorders in the DSM in order to indicate the disparity of empirical support across the diagnostic system.• Offers a neuroscience research agenda to guide development of a pathophysiologically based classification for DSM-V, which reviews genetic, brain imaging, postmortem, and animal model research and includes strategic insights for a new research agenda.• Presents highlights of recent progress in developmental neuroscience, genetics, psychology, psychopathology, and epidemiology, using a bioecological perspective to focus on the first two decades of life, when rapid changes in behavior, emotion and cognition occur.• Discusses how to address two important gaps in the current DSM-IV: (1) the categorical method of diagnosing personality disorders and their relationship with Axis I disorders, and (2) the limited provision for the diagnosis of relational disorders -- suggesting a research agenda for personality disorders that considers replacing the current categorical approach with a dimensional classification of personality.• Reevaluates the relationship between mental disorders and disability, asserting that research into disability and impairment would benefit from the diagnosis of mental disorders be uncoupled from a requirement for impairment or disability to foster a more vigorous research agenda on the etiologies, courses, and treatment of mental disorders as well as disabilities and to avert unintended consequences of delayed diagnosis and treatment.• Examines the importance of culture in psychopathology and the main cultural variables at play in the diagnostic process, stating that training present and future professionals in the need to include cultural factors in the diagnostic process is a logical step in any attempt to develop comprehensive research programs in psychology, psychiatry, and related disciplines. This fascinating work, with contributions from an international group of research investigators, reaches into the core of psychiatry, providing invaluable background and insights for all psychology and psychiatry professionals -- food for thought and further research that will be relevant for years to come.

Cultural diversity has always been a fact of life, nowhere more so than in the unique melting pot of U.S. society. Respecting and understanding that diversity is an important -- and challenging -- goals. Culture and Psychotherapy: A Guide to Clinical Practice brings us closer to that goal by offering a fresh perspective on how to bring an understanding of cultural diversity to the practice of psychotherapy to improve treatment outcomes.This remarkable work presents the nuts and bolts of incorporating culture into therapy, in a way that is immediately useful and practical. Illustrated by numerous case studies that demonstrate issues, techniques, and recommendations, the topics in this wide-ranging volume focus not on specific race or ethnicity but instead on culture. • Introduction -- Summarizes the influence of culture (an abstract concept defined as an entity apart from race, ethnicity, or minority) on the practice and process of psychotherapy while offering a broadened definition of psychotherapy as a special practice involving a designated healer (or therapist) and identified client (or patient) to solve a client's problem or promote a client's mental health• Case Presentations and Analysis -- Illustrates distinctive cultural issues and overtones within psychotherapy, such as the traditional Japanese respect for authority figures, the Native American concept of spirit songs, the clash of modern values with traditional Islamic codes, and the effects of the conflict between Eastern values of dependence and group harmony and Western values of independence and autonomy• Specific Issues in Therapy -- Discusses lessons from folk healing, the cultural aspects of the therapist-patient relationship, and the giving and receiving of medication as part of therapy• Treating Special Populations -- Presents issues and trauma faced by African Americans, Hispanic veterans, Southeast Asian refugees, adolescents, and the ethnic minority elderly• Special Models of Therapy -- Shows the interplay between cultural issues and specific models of therapy, including marital therapy for intercultural couples and group therapy with multiethnic members The relevance of cultural diversity will only grow stronger in the coming years as our definition of community expands to embrace global -- not just local -- issues. With its balanced combination of clinical guidance and conceptual discussion highlighted by fascinating case studies, this volume, authored by national and international experts, offers psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric residents, psychiatric nurses, and mental health social workers -- both in the U.S. and abroad -- an expansive focus and richness of content unmatched elsewhere in the literature.

Standards and Guidelines for the Psychotherapies provides a comprehensive overview of the art and science of psychotherapy and a set of practice guidelines for psychiatrists. The main aim is to improve standards and practices, and to initiate discussion.This book was developed from a report by the Joint Task Force on Standards and Guidelines for Medical (Psychiatric) Psychotherapy, which was established by the Ontario Psychiatric Association and Ontario Medical Association (Section of Psychiatry). The report was prepared in response to four phenomena emerging in recent psychotherapy: 1) The realization that there were no written guidelines or standards for the practice of medical psychotherapy; 2) the changing forces that now influence health policy and funding, both in U.S. and Canada; 3) The potential for arbitrary deinsurance of some procedures in the absence of agreed upon standards, and without regard to the evidence for the effectiveness of psychiatric procedures; and 4) Growing concern regarding the problem of sexual abuse of patients by physicians. This is an excellent reference book for medical professionals practicing in the field of psychotherapy, and will prove to be a valuable resource in the ongoing practice and development of psychotherapy.