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Gabbard's Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders
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Contributors. Introduction. Part I: Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence. Mood disorders and suicidal behavior. Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Conduct disorder. Autistic disorders. Psychiatric disorders in persons with intellectual disability. Learning disorders. Tic disorders. Part II: Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders. Delirium due to a general medical condition, delirium due to multiple etiologies, and delirium not otherwise specified. Dementia due to other general medical conditions and dementia due to multiple etiologies. Amnestic disorder due to a general medical condition and amnestic disorder not otherwise specified. Part III: Substance-Related Disorders. Alcohol and other depressant drugs (alcohol-related disorders; benzodiazepine and other sedative-hypnotic dependence). Pharmacological treatments for opioid addiction (detoxification; antagonist and partial agonist treatment; agonist maintenance treatment). The hallucinogens, marijuana, and club drugs (the hallucinogens; marijuana; club drugs). Stimulants and related drugs (stimulants; phencyclidine and ketamine; tobacco). Individual therapy for substance abuse disorders. Cognitive, behavioral, and motivational therapies for substance abuse disorders. Group and family treatments for substance abuse (group and family therapy; network therapy). Part IV: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders. Clinical psychopharmacology and cognitive remediation. Individual and family psychotherapies. Psychiatric rehabilitation in. Part V: Mood Disorders. Antidepressant and antimanic medications. Depression-focused psychotherapies. Psychodynamic psychotherapy of depression. Combined medication and psychotherapy. Convulsive and other somatic therapies. Light therapy. Part VI: Anxiety Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, and Adjustment Disorders. Panic disorder. Social anxiety disorder and specific phobias. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder. Dissociative disorders and depersonalization. Adjustment disorder. Part VII: Somatoform and Factitious Disorders. Somatization disorder and undifferentiated somatoform disorder. Conversion disorder. Pain disorders. Body dysmorphic disorder. Hypochondriasis. Factitious disorder and malingering. Part VIII: Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders. Sexual dysfunctions. Pedophilia. Paraphilias and paraphilia-like disorders. Gender identity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults. Part IX: Eating Disorders. Intensive treatments. Psychopharmacological treatment. Evidence-based and innovative psychological treatments. Family therapy and marital therapy. Part X: Personality Disorders. Cluster A personality disorders: paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal. Antisocial personality disorder. Narcissistic personality disorder. Borderline personality disorder. Histrionic personality disorder. Cluster C personality disorders: avoidant, obsessive-compulsive, and dependent. Part XI: Sleep Disorders. Sleep disorders. Section 12: Disorders of Impulse Control. Impulse-control disorders. Index.

About the Author

Glen O. Gabbard, M.D., is Brown Foundation Chair of Psychoanalysis and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Director of the Baylor Psychiatry Clinic, at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is also Training and Supervising Analyst at the Houston- Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute in Houston.

Reviews

"Focusing on treatment aspects of care, instead of diagnostic and assessment issues, allow the authors to pay more attention to their objective, and this enables them to present the information in a more digestible manner without appearing too simplistic."-- "Doody Enterprises", "August 31, 2007"

"The new edition of Gabbard's Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders is a marvelous tour de force for practitioners, educators, and administrators. It closely follows DSM organization and incorporates a variety of evidence-based therapies for the diagnoses. The chapters are short, relevant, well-written, and full of charts and tables for handy reference. It belongs on your reference shelf and expect to be taking it down often."-- "Stephen I. Kramer, M.D., DFAPA, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine"

"There is wisdom here for every reader, from the student first encountering persons with mental illness to the experienced psychiatrist looking for something more for a troubling patient."-- "Robert Freedman, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado; Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Psychiatry, Denver, Colorado"

"This all encompasing volume features chapters by a multitude of outstanding authorities in the field of psychiatry. It will be valuable to specialists in the field, clinicians seeking the most current and reliable information about treatment, and clients and families who want to understand more about psychiatric treatment and the evidence on which it is based. This authoritative and comprehensive book is certain to have wide use among the many people concerned about the treatment of psychiatric disorders."-- "Herbert Pardes, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, New York-Presbyterian Hospital; Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia/Cornell Universities, New York, New York"

"This book is a superb single- volume source that addresses all the disorders in DSM, and it deserves a place on every clinician's desk, where it is certain to be used. Think of these as clinical consultations on treatment offered by some of the very best people in each field. Theses chapters reflect a collection of expert opinion, clinical sophistication, and often, wisdom."-- "The American journal of psychiatry ", "October 10, 2007"

"This is an excellent, comprehensive, and up-to-date review of psychiatric treatments. Written by recognized authorities on each topic, the evidence-based reviews also incorporate insights and practical recommendations gained from the authors' clinical experience. Thus, this text is to be highly recommended internationally to clinicians for continuing medical education, as well as to trainees and students."-- "Judith H. Gold, M.D., Past President, American College of Psychiatrists and Canadian Psychiatric Association, Brisbane, Australia"

"This volume has the strengths of an encyclopedia buttressed by comprehensive and useful bibliographies."-- "The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease", "March, 2008"

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