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Quickly and accurately diagnose and treat the psychiatric disorders you will most likely encounter in clinical practice

Relevant etiology, phenomenology, pathophysiology, and drug information - right at your fingertipsThe most effective interviewing techniques and approachesImportant evaluation, testing, and decision-making tools and criteriaValuable information on psychiatry and the law, psychological testing, emergency psychiatry, evaluating infants, and moreHelpful section on the principles of evaluating and diagnosing patients as well as treatment strategiesNEW CHAPTERS on Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Opioid Use Disorders, Stimulant Use Disorders, Tobacco Use Disorder, Cannabis Use Disorders, and Gambling and Behavioral AddictionsThe definitive clinical overview of psychiatric careDesigned in the time-saving LANGE CURRENT outline styleCovers both adult and pediatric disordersReviews essential psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches

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SECTION I: Psychiatric Principles and Practice1 Clinical Decision Making in Psychiatry Barry Nurcome, M.D., Michael H. Ebert, M.D.2 Psychiatric Epidemiology Daniel G. Blazer, M.D., Ph.D.3 Psychiatric Genetics John I. Nurnberger, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. and Wade Berrettini, M.D., Ph.D.4 The Psychiatric Interview Barry Nurcome, M.D. and Michael H. Ebert, M.D.5 Diagnostic Encounter for Children and Adolescents Barry Nurcombe, M.D.6 Psychological Testing in Psychiatry Howard B. Roback, Ph.D.7 Diagnostic Evaluation for Children and Adolescents Barry Nurcombe, M.D. and Michael J. Tramontana, Ph.D.8 Developmental Psychology Kenneth A. Dodge, Ph.D.9 Psychopharmacologic Interventions Richard C. Shelton, M.D.10 Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions Travis Thompson, Ph.D. and Steven D. Hollon, Ph.D.11 Psychodynamic and Social Interventions James I. Nash, M.D.12 Diagnostic Formulation, Treatment Planning, and Modes of Treatment in Children and Adolescents Barry Nurcombe, M.D.13 Preventive Psychiatry Barry Nurcombe, M.DSECTION II: Psychiatric Disorders in Adults.14 Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Syndromes Joseph A. Kwentus, M.D.15 Substance-Related Disorders Peter R. Martin, M.D.16 Schizophrenia Herbert V. Meltzer, M.D. and Stephan Heckers, M.D.17 Other Psychotic Disorders Richard C. Shelton, M.D.18 Mood Disorders Peter T Loosen, M.D., Ph.D. and Richard C. Shelton, M.D.19 Anxiety Disorders Richard C. Shelton, M.D.20 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder Steven M. Southwick, M.D.21 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder William A. Hewlett, M.D.22 Somatoform Disorders Charles V. Ford, M.D.23 Factitious Disorders and MalingeringCharles V. Ford, M.D.24 Dissociative Disorders Barry Nurcombe, M.D.25 Sexual Dysfunction and Paraphilias Richard Balon, M.D. and R. Taylor Segraves, M.D., Ph.D.26 Eating Disorders Michael H. Ebert, M.D., James E. Mitchell, M.D., Harry E. Gwirtsman, M.D.27 Sleep Disorders Camellia P. Clark, M.D.28 Impulse-Control Disorders John W. Thompson, Jr., M.D. and Daniel K. Winstead, M.D.29 Adjustment Disorders Ronald M. Salomon, M.D.30 Personality Disorders David Janowski, M.D.SECTION III: Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents31 Intellectual Disability Ludwig Szymanski, M.D.32 Learning DisordersMichael G. Tramontana, PhD33 Motor Skills Disorder and Communication Disorders Michael J. Tramontana, Ph.D. and, Barry Nurcombe, M.D.34 Autism and the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Fred Volkmar35 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderThomas Spencer, MD36 Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder Barry Nurcombe, M.D.37 Substance-Related Disorders in Adolescents and Children Deborah Simkin38 Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents David A. Brent, MD39 Pediatric Bipolar DisorderDavid A. Brent, MD and Raymond J. Pan, MD40 Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents Robert King 41 Anxiety Disorders and Phobias Barry Nurcombe, M.D.42 Child Maltreatment William Bernet, M.D.43 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents following a Single- Event TraumaBrett McDermott, MD44 Tourette Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and AdolescentsJames F. Leckman, M.D45 Developmental Disorders of Attachment, Feeding, Elimination, and Sleeping Barry Nurcombe, M.D.46 Gender Identity Disorder William Bernet, M.D.47 Psychological Reactions to Acute and Chronic Systemic Illness Barry Nurcombe, M.D.SECTION IV: Psychiatry in Special Settings48 Emergency Psychiatry Michael Sernyak, M.D. and Robert Rohrbaugh, M.D.49 Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Catherine Chiles, M.D.50. Forensic PsychiatryWilliam Bernet, M.D.