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This Oxford University Press source ofinformation, Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry, third edition, isdeveloped by MedHand Mobile Libraries. Improve your performancewith relevant, valid material which is accessed quickly and withminimal effort in the palm of your hand using MedHand’s patentedtechnology.

• Provides practical advice on all aspects of general adultpsychiatry and other psychiatric sub-specialties
• Updated to ensure direct relevance for trainees and students inpsychiatry as well as psychiatry professionals
• Fully revised from a disorder-based to presentation-basedformat

New to this edition

• Substance misuse and forensic psychiatry chapters fullyrevised to ensure direct relevance for trainees as well aspsychiatry professionals
• Fully revised to cover latest changes in mental healthlegislation, and major changes in psychiatric practice, trainingand examinations
• New information included on Adult ADHD, new drugs of abuse (e.g.GBL, GHB, mephodrone), coverage of assessment/treatment orders, andclinical decision making in a prison setting

Fully revised and updated for the new edition, the OxfordHandbook of Psychiatry provides the most up-to-date informationclinically relevant to the doctor on the ground. Using apresentation-based format it provides detailed advice on clinicaldecision making after diagnosis. This handbook is an indispensablecompanion for any professional working in psychiatric medicine.

Covering all major psychiatric conditions and sub-specialties,this handbook provides practical and comprehensive guidelines andin-depth coverage of psychiatric assessment, psychopathology,evidence-based practice, therapeutic issues, and transculturalpsychiatry. It is indexed alphabetically by ICD-10 / DSM-IVclassification codes and acute presentations for quick access. Itreflects the recent major changes to psychiatric training andexamination as well as the latest drug information. Reviewed byexperienced clinicians, and revised by Specialist Trainees, thishandbook not only gives expert advice for psychiatry professionals,but is also directly relevant to trainees in psychiatry. For thethird edition, new information includes guidance on Adult ADHD,information on new drugs of abuse (e,g, GBL, GHB, mephodrone), andclinical decision-making in the prison setting. With such broadcoverage and depth of guidance, this is the must-have pocket guidefor all professionals and trainees working in psychiatry.

Readership: Specialist trainees starting psychiatric training,clinical medical students, psychiatric trainees approachingprofessional exams (e.g. MRCPsych in the UK), and psychiatricspecialists

Audience:Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry is intended for a UKaudience as well as other areas which follow UK medical practiceincluding Europe, Australia, the Middle East, India and EastAsia.

Authors:Edited by David Semple and Roger Smyth

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