Author: Roger D. Weiss
Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Keywords: cocaine
Number of Pages: 204
Published: 2002-11-18
List price: $62.00
ISBN-10: 1585621382
ISBN-13: 9781585621385

Sports heroes, executives, and the homeless cocaine permeates every inch of our society, with tragic results. Although casual use of cocaine has clearly declined, the number of daily users, in particular those using crack, continues to climb. Why do people continue to use cocaine? What is its appeal? How does it affect the body and mind? What can a person do if a family member or friend is using cocaine? In the past decade, the introduction of crack has increased the popularity of cocaine. Treatments have changed to adapt to this new, cheaper, more widely available drug. This Second Edition

Authors:Jesse H. Wright, David Kingdon, Douglas Turkington, M
Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Keywords: book, amp, dvd, disorders, mental, behavior, therapy, severe, cognitive
Number of Pages: 374
Published: 2008-09-05
List price: $69.00
ISBN-10: 1585623210
ISBN-13: 9781585623211

***This book has won first prize in the Mental Health category of the 2009 British Medical Association Medical Book Competition*** Mastering cognitive-behavior therapy for the common, yet difficult-to-treat aspects of severe mental illness has now been made easier with Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Severe Mental Illness. This practical and insightful guide distills into one volume CBT techniques for individual therapy and video demonstrations on DVD that illustrate how these techniques can be used to tackle a wide range of severe clinical problems. The authors provide a host of functional st

Authors:Robert L. Spitzer, Miriam Gibbon, Andrew E. Skodol, J
Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Keywords: disorders, mental, fourth, text, revision, manual, statistical, casebook, learning, companion, diagnostic, dsm
Number of Pages: 576
Published: 2001-12
List price: $79.00
ISBN-10: 1585620599
ISBN-13: 9781585620593

Columbia Univ. and The New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City. Facilitates the transition from the concepts and terminology to actual clinical situations by providing clinical vignettes for illustration and study. Softcover, hardcover also available. DNLM: Mental Disorders--diagnosis--Case Report.

Authors:Leon, M.D. Grunhaus, John F., M.D. Greden,
Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Keywords: disorders, depressive, severe
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 1994-09
List price: $52.00
ISBN-10: 0880484721
ISBN-13: 9780880484725

Sheba Hospital, Tel Hashomer, Israel. Reference of current knowledge and management of depressive disorders, for clinical psychiatrists. 19 contributors, 18 U.S. DNLM: Depressive Disorder.

Author: Michael B. First
Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Keywords: diagnosis, differential, handbook, dsm
Number of Pages: 247
Published: 2002-01
List price: $72.00
ISBN-10: 1585620548
ISBN-13: 9781585620548

An invaluable addition to the DSM-IV-TR Library, DSM-IV-TR® Handbook of Differential Diagnosis is a succinct reference to help ensure that you consider all the important diagnoses that need to be ruled out during a clinical evaluation. It is a great convenience for busy practitioners and a valuable overview for trainees. The Handbook provides The six crucial steps in differential diagnosis that must be considered for each and every patient 27 decision trees that teach you how to go from the most common presenting symptoms to a final diagnosis 62 differential diagnosis tables, each of whi

Author: James A. Greene
Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Keywords: psychiatrists, practice, home, nursing, manual
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2000-05
List price: $45.95
ISBN-10: 0890422834
ISBN-13: 9780890422830

The shifting demographic toward a "graying" population—coupled with today’s reality of managed care—makes the need for high-quality, cost-effective psychiatric services within the nursing care setting more urgent than ever. As we increase the number of our years, it is also imperative that we enhance the quality of those years. The product of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA’s) Council on Aging and its Committee on Long-Term Care and of the Elderly, the Manual of Nursing Home Practice for Psychiatrists stands out because it focuses on the "how"—not the "why"—of nurs

Authors:Robert E. Hales, Stuart C. Yudofsky, Glen O. Gabbard
Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Keywords: textbook, psychiatry, hales, publishing, psychiatric, american
Number of Pages: 1786
Published: 2008-04-16
List price: $290.00
ISBN-10: 1585622575
ISBN-13: 9781585622573

The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry has been meticulously revised to maintain its preeminence as an accessible and authoritative educational reference and clinical compendium. More than 100 contributors 65 new to this edition summarize the latest developments in psychiatry, with new chapters on cellular and molecular biology; neuroanatomy; human sexuality and sexual dysfunctions; nonpharmacological somatic treatments; supportive psychotherapy; combined psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy; treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender patients; and assessment of dang