Theory and Practice of Psychiatry

by Bruce J. Cohen

Book Overview

Based on years of teaching psychiatry to medical students and residents, this single-authored textbook offers a conversational yet detailed guide to modern psychiatric theory and practice. Exploring various approaches to psychiatric disorders - including neurobiology, dimensional personality assessment, behavioral science, and psychodynamic and cognitive theories - it lucidly illustrates each approach's strengths and weaknesses and suggests how clinicians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195149386
• ISBN13: 9780195149388
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 9.8"