Oxford American Handbook of Psychiatry (Oxford American Handbooks in Medicine)

<p><P>Written by leading American practitioners, the Oxford American Handbooks in Medicine each offer a pocket-sized overview of an entire specialty, featuring instant access to guidance on the conditions that are most likely to be encountered. Precise and prescriptive, the handbooks offer up-to-date advice on examination, investigations, common procedures, and in-patient care. These books will be invaluable resources for residents and students, as well as a useful reference for practitioners.<P><b>The Oxford American Handbook of Psychiatry</b> is a flexi-covered, pocket clinical book, providing practical guidance in quick reference, note form. The series' reputation is built on including the best clinical information, complemented by hints, tips and advice from the authors. Thin and light, it uses concise, bulleted text, quick reference tabs, four-color presentation, and bookmark ribbons to help provide fast answers on the ward. This new handbook is ideal for students, residents and anyone wanting a succinct, comprehensive, and affordable volume in the proven format of the Oxford Handbook Series.<P><b>Why choose the Oxford American Handbook of Psychiatry?</b><P><b>The design....</b><br>The Handbook uses a unique flexicover design that's durable and practical. Compact, light, and fits in your pocket! Also has quick reference tabs, four-color presentation, and bookmark ribbons to help provide fast answers. <P><b>The interior layout....</b><br>The Handbook is a quick reference in a small, innovative package. With one to two topics per page, it provides easy access and the emergency sections are in red to stand out. Icons throughout aid quick reference. <P><b>The information....</b><br>The Handbook succinctly covers all the essential topics in a one or two-page spread format with colored headings that break up the text and provide a logical structure for readers of all levels. Common clinical questions are answered clearly and extensively.<P><b>The history....</b><br>Oxford University Press is known around the world for excellence, tradition, and innovation. These handbooks are among the best selling in the world.<P><b>The price....</b><br>You get an extremely useful tool at a great value!</p> <h3>Doody Review Services</h3> <p><b>Reviewer&#58;</b>Steven T. Herron, MD(University of Arizona Health Sciences Center)<BR><b>Description&#58;</b>Designed to reflect the U.S. perspective on psychiatry, this compact reference has been updated to include most of the latest advances in the field.<BR><b>Purpose&#58;</b>The authors suggest this book is designed for use at the bedside, while rounding or in the clinic, "to provide the key facts required for shelf and board examinations, integrated with sufficient detail to inform the comprehensive assessment and care of all" psychiatric patients.<BR><b>Audience&#58;</b>This book is meant for anyone providing psychiatric care to patients, but is most appropriate for trainees (medical students, residents, and nursing and social work students), as well as seasoned clinicians.<BR><b>Features&#58;</b>Though generally divided into sections resembling the DSM-IV, additional topics include integrative medicine and psychiatry, geriatric and forensic psychiatry, and evidence-based psychiatry. The book also contains reference material (ICD-10/DSM-IV codes and useful websites), prescribing information, tables, diagrams, and a few illustrations.<BR><b>Assessment&#58;</b>While any book attempting to encapsulate the entire field of psychiatry should be met with some degree of skepticism, this work balances between brevity and comprehensiveness quite skillfully. The information in each section is presented in a logical, sequential manner and contains demographic, diagnostic, and treatment information (both psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic) that is current and factual. Finding information using the table of contents is easy, and illustrations and tables augment the text comfortably. There are many other quick reference books available in psychiatry, but this worthy effort should replace them and become the first choice for those seeking useful information but lacking the time to explore answers in other, more unwieldy books.</p>