Review of Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Press: Volume 16 (DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT CLINICAL BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY MANIC DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AFFECTIVE ILLNESS SPECTRUM)

Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A.: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc - APPI. New. 1997. Hardcover. 0880484438 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - 928 pages -- -- DESCRIPTION: In order to maintain an up-to-date practice and provide patients with the best possible care, psychiatrists and health care professionals need access to the latest scientific research and newest advances in treatment. In the sixteenth volume of this vital reference series, more than 40 internationally and nationally recognized experts describe and evaluate the latest research, treatment, and diagnostic advances in the areas of cognitive therapy, repressed memories, obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychopharmacology across the life cycle, and psychological and biological testing issues for psychiatrists. This volume also includes an informative section devoted to the use of computers in clinical work that challenges readers to consider how computers can be incorporated into patient care as we approach the 21st century. -- TABLE OF CONTENTS: Foreword. Section I: Cognitive Therapy. Foreword to Section I. Cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for substance abuse disorders. Cognitive approaches to personality disorders. Cognitive-behavioral treatment of eating disorders. Cognitive therapy for chronic and severe mental disorders. Afterword to Section I. Section II: Repressed Memories. Foreword to Section II. Trauma and memory. Memory, repression, and abuse: recovered memory and confident reporting of the personal past. Intentional forgetting and voluntary thought suppression: two potential methods for coping with childhood trauma. Perspectives on adult memories of childhood sexual abuse: a research review. Repressed memories in patients with dissociative disorder: literature review, controlled study, and treatment recommendations. Afterword to Section II. Section III: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Across the Life Cycle. Foreword to Section III. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in later life. Course of illness in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in pregnancy and the puerperium. Afterword to Section III. Section IV: Psychopharmacology Across the Life Cycle: An Update. Foreword to Section IV. Psychopharmacological treatment of psychotic disorders across the life span .Psychopharmacological treatment of bipolar disorder across the life span. Pharmacotherapy of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a life span perspective. Child and adolescent psychopharmacology .Overview of geriatric psychopharmacology .Afterword to Section IV. Section V: Psychological and Biological Assessment at the Turn of the Century. Foreword to Section V. The laboratory in clinical psychiatry. Psychological assessment in a managed care climate: the neuropsychological evaluation. Guidelines for selecting psychological instruments for treatment outcome assessment. Performance measurement in healthcare delivery systems. Afterword to Section V. Section VI: Computers, the Patient, and the Psychiatrist. Foreword to Section VI. Computers and patient care. Using the internet. 2005: information technology impacts psychiatry. Afterword. Index. -- AUTHORS: Leah J. Dickstein, M. D. , is Professor, Associate Chair for Academic Affairs, and Director, Division of Attitudinal and Behavioral Medicine, in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; and Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Advocacy at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky. - Michelle B. Riba, M. D. , is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Chair for Education and Academic Affairs, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. - John M. Oldham, M. D. , is Director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Professor and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York. -- with a bonus offer-- .