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1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) and index. |
| Contents |
What is psychiatry? -- What illnesses do psychiatrists treat? -- Warning signs -- Who are psychiatrists and what do they actually do? -- Why are psychiatric disorders so common? -- What do we know about the mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders? -- How are psychiatric disorders treated? : basic principles -- Medications -- Psychotherapies and lifestyle interventions -- Brain stimulation methods -- How can patients and families help with treatment? -- Consumers beware -- Case examples -- Trends in psychiatry and mental health -- The future of psychiatry : reasons for optimism. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
Psychiatry is arguably the most misunderstood specialty in modern medicine and psychiatrists are often thought of as part physician, part confessor, part police officer, and part shaman. Two eminent psychiatrists offer an illuminating look at the entire field, offering a clear and informative portrait of a medical specialty often clouded in myth. Zorumski and Rubin range from a basic discussion of what psychiatry is, to the types of illnesses psychiatrists treat, the training of psychiatrists, the treatment of psychiatric disorders (covering medications, psychotherapy, lifestyle interventions, electroconvulsive therapy, and much more), and how families can help with treatment. They caution the consumer about practices that should raise red flags. The book also covers new trends in psychiatry and explores the future of the field, predicting that major advances in genetics and neuroscience will lead to rapid and amazing changes in psychiatry. The book concludes with extensive reference materials that will be valuable both to general readers and medical practitioners. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
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| Subject |
Psychiatry -- Popular works.
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MEDICAL -- Mental Health.
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MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Clinical Psychology.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- General.
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Psychiatry. (OCoLC)fst01081152
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Psychiatry.
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Mental Disorders.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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Popular Work.
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| Added Author |
Rubin, Eugene H.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zorumski, Charles F. Demystifying psychiatry. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2010 9780195386400 (DLC) 2009010336 (OCoLC)316736602 |
| ISBN |
9780199736683 (electronic bk.) |
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0199736685 (electronic bk.) |
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