American Psychiatric Association imprint: 203 books
Psychoneuroendocrinology
The Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2008
The mind-body connection is one of the hottest topics in medicine today, documented by enormous amounts of data regarding hormone effects on the brain and behavior.
Yet it is only now -- with the debut of this thought-provoking volume -- that we find an up-to-date, sophisticated reference that...
Infanticide
Psychosocial and Legal Perspectives on Mothers Who Kill
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2008
Maternal infanticide, or the murder of a child in its first year of life by its mother, elicits sorrow, anger, horror, and outrage. But the perpetrator is often a victim, too.
The editor of this revealing work asks us to reach beyond rage, stretch the limits of compassion, and enter the minds...
by John M. Oldham, MD MS, Michelle B. Riba
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2007
Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum earns its important place in the literature by detailing our current understanding of the course, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric illness during pregnancy and postpartum, including breast-feeding -- a top priority today because we...
by Raphael J. Leo, MD
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
While recognizing the multidisciplinary nature of pain management, the Clinical Manual of Pain Management in Psychiatry focuses on the role of mental health practitioners in evaluation and assessment, pharmacological management, psychotherapeutic interventions, and comprehensive treatment planning....
Concise Guide to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Principles and Techniques of Brief, Intermittent, and Long-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
Developing skills in psychodynamic psychotherapy and its techniques is a lifetime endeavor. The third edition of this volume from American Psychiatric Publishing's enduringly popular Concise Guides series serves as an excellent starting point for mastering these vital skills -- skills that can be...
Study Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
A Companion to Dulcan's Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2017
Study Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is a question-and-answer companion that allows you to evaluate your mastery of the subject matter as you progress through Dulcan's Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Second Edition. The Study Guide is made up of approximately 290 questions divided...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
The editor and authors of Youth Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders take an applied approach that serves the needs of clinicians, clinical researchers, and students in the fields of mental health, public health, and medicine (pediatrics, family medicine, and child and adolescent psychiatry,...
The Latino Psychiatric Patient
Assessment and Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
Constituting nearly 12 percent of the US population, Latinos (a term used interchangeably with the term Hispanic throughout the text) are expected to become the second-largest race ethnic group (after non-Hispanic whites) by 2010. This growth emphasizes the increasing importance of understanding the...
by Eric Yarbrough, MD
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Societal awareness of transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals is greater now than at any point in history, owing to the education of policy makers by advocacy organizations, the education of clinicians by research and scientific organizations, and the education of the general public...
by Laura Weiss Roberts, MD MA
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
In the video above, listen to the author, Dr. Roberts, discuss with Chief of Staff John M. Oldham the challenges that medical residents face in managing their own mental health and wellbeing.
Professional ethics and decision making have become areas of heightened critical inquiry, as well as...
by Vivien K. Burt, MD PhD, Victoria C. Hendrick
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2007
This comprehensive update of the popular second edition of the authors' Concise Guide to Women's Mental Health provides the latest evidence-based medical and psychiatric facts related to the assessment and treatment of women with psychiatric disorders -- particularly as women pass through reproductive...
Clinical Manual of Pediatric Psychosomatic Medicine
Mental Health Consultation With Physically Ill Children and Adolescents
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2007
The mental health assessment and treatment of youngsters with physical symptoms and illnesses commonly pose unique and often complex challenges to clinicians. Clinical Manual of Pediatric Psychosomatic Medicine is the only complete text on the subject, describing an integrative approach to behavioral...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2009
Sexuality is an integral part of gender identity, self-image, and overall well-being. Sexual dysfunctions present in all cultures and ethnicities around the world. Sexual problems have an especially high prevalence among patients with psychiatric syndromes -- yet, in recent years, the field of psychiatry...
by Fredric N. Busch, MD
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2018
Psychoanalytic psychotherapies have traditionally considered behavioral change as a secondary outcome, a beneficial byproduct of gaining insight and making the unconscious conscious.
Though clinical evidence suggests that an increasing number of psychoanalysts are targeting behavioral change,...