Demystifying psychiatry : a resource for patients and families / Charles F. Zorumski, Eugene H. Rubin.

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Zorumski, Charles F

Contributor(s):

Rubin, Eugene H

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9780199736683
0199736685
1283716429
9781283716420

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Demystifying psychiatry.DDC classification:

616.89 22

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RC460 .Z76 2010eb

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2009 K-628
WM 75

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Contents:

What is psychiatry? -- What illnesses do psychiatrists treat? -- Warning signs -- Who are psychiatrists and what do they actually do? -- Why are psychiatric disorders so common? -- What do we know about the mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders? -- How are psychiatric disorders treated? : basic principles -- Medications -- Psychotherapies and lifestyle interventions -- Brain stimulation methods -- How can patients and families help with treatment? -- Consumers beware -- Case examples -- Trends in psychiatry and mental health -- The future of psychiatry : reasons for optimism.

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Summary: Psychiatry is arguably the most misunderstood specialty in modern medicine and psychiatrists are often thought of as part physician, part confessor, part police officer, and part shaman. Two eminent psychiatrists offer an illuminating look at the entire field, offering a clear and informative portrait of a medical specialty often clouded in myth. Zorumski and Rubin range from a basic discussion of what psychiatry is, to the types of illnesses psychiatrists treat, the training of psychiatrists, the treatment of psychiatric disorders (covering medications, psychotherapy, lifestyle interventions, electroconvulsive therapy, and much more), and how families can help with treatment. They caution the consumer about practices that should raise red flags. The book also covers new trends in psychiatry and explores the future of the field, predicting that major advances in genetics and neuroscience will lead to rapid and amazing changes in psychiatry. The book concludes with extensive reference materials that will be valuable both to general readers and medical practitioners.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) and index.

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Psychiatry is arguably the most misunderstood specialty in modern medicine and psychiatrists are often thought of as part physician, part confessor, part police officer, and part shaman. Two eminent psychiatrists offer an illuminating look at the entire field, offering a clear and informative portrait of a medical specialty often clouded in myth. Zorumski and Rubin range from a basic discussion of what psychiatry is, to the types of illnesses psychiatrists treat, the training of psychiatrists, the treatment of psychiatric disorders (covering medications, psychotherapy, lifestyle interventions, electroconvulsive therapy, and much more), and how families can help with treatment. They caution the consumer about practices that should raise red flags. The book also covers new trends in psychiatry and explores the future of the field, predicting that major advances in genetics and neuroscience will lead to rapid and amazing changes in psychiatry. The book concludes with extensive reference materials that will be valuable both to general readers and medical practitioners.

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