Psychiatry

Author: Shen Yucun
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: To adapt to the changes in the spectrum of mental diseases in China, the new requirements for prevention and treatment, and to reflect the new developments in international psychiatry, the fourth edition of this book was compiled with these guiding principles. The general part of this edition has added chapters on sociology and social anthropology, while the psychology chapters have been enriched with content on cognitive psychology and emotional psychology. The specific part has focused on enriching the content on mental disorders in the elderly, with key supplements on alcohol and drug dependence, suicide, childhood behavioral problems, and domestic violence. Post-traumatic stress disorder and mental disorders caused by AIDS have been newly added. The psychiatric pharmacotherapy reflects the latest developments in psychopharmacology.