Suicide is a serious public health problem worldwide, accounting for more loss of life annually than all forms of war and interpersonal violence combined. Despite this fact, suicide remains a poorly understood problem, and progress in understanding suicidal behavior around the globe has been slow. This book represents a major advance in our understanding by […]
Updated research concerning all aspects of the MMPI-2 Reintroduced chapter on MMPI-A Deleted appendixes with scale composition and T-score transformations The MMPI-2 is the most widely used personality test in the U.S. and around the world. It is employed in mental health settings, medical centers, and correctional programs, and is frequently admitted as evidence in […]
Part of the National Medical Series (NMS), this book provides a quick review of clinical Psychiatry with USMLE-style (vignette) questions for self-study and assessment. Features include 500 USMLE-style questions in vignette format, a comprehensive exam, and a convenient outline format.This updated edition will include the latest medications, treatment protocols, evidence-based practice guidelines, and revised diagnostic […]
Designed with the distinctive, user-friendly presentation Dr Stahls audience know and love, this new stream of Stahl books capitalize on Dr Stahls greatest strength – the ability to address complex issues in an understandable way and with direct relevance to the everyday experience of clinicians. The book describes a wide-ranging and representative selection of clinical […]
The oral boards are a professional milestone that often feel like a millstone around the necks of intimidated candidates, as they survey the mountains of material they are expected to have mastered. “The Clinical Study Guide for the Oral Boards in Psychiatry” removes the burden of reviewing multiple texts and journals by compiling all the […]
The last decade has witnessed an exciting change in our understanding of the way in which the mind operates and the reasons behind a myriad of human behaviours. The traditional idea that nurture trumps nature in explanations of human behaviour has been supplanted by the evolutionary argument that human beings share evolved mental architectures that […]
As with Stahls Essential Psychopharmacology and The Prescribers Guide, Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia is a full-colour title with a fun approach to theories. Stahl has been at the heart of many recent advances in the understanding of pain psychology, which has been reflected in the development of a new and wide variety of psychopharmologic and […]
The Psyche in Chinese Medicine comprehensively discusses the treatment of mental-emotional disorders with both acupuncture and herbal medicine. Suitable for practitioners and students of Chinese medicine it discusses first the aetiology, pathology and diagnosis of mental disorders. It explores the nature of the Mind (Shen), Ethereal Soul (Hun), Corporeal Soul (Po), Intellect (Yi) and Will-Power […]
In response to rapid developments in psychopharmacology, this is a spin-off from Stephen M. Stahls new, completely revised and updated third edition of his much-acclaimed Prescribers Guide. It covers the most important drugs in use today for psychosis and mood stabilization. In full color throughout, and with four or more pages for each of the […]
• High profile name in psychopharmacology • New series of highly illustrated atlases that are easily carried, with each book addressing a topic in psychopharmacology • Supplemented with complementary tables and algorithms that provide clinical strategies, as well as educational objectives and questions for the reader
Patients with mental and substance use disorders have shown higher rates of morbidity and mortality from medical illnesses than the general population, and physicians are also increasingly aware of adverse effects of psychiatric medications on metabolic and cardiovascular health. In light of these problems, this book addresses an important unmet need of patients with mental […]
In response to the rapid developments in pscyhopharmacology, this is a spin-off from Stephen Stahls new completely revised and updated edition of his much acclaimed Prescribers Guide. It covers the 20 most important drugs in use today for psychosis and mood stabilization. From a review of the first Prescribers Guide: … The clinical tips and […]
Clinical Child Psychiatry, Second Edition serves as a focused text of the major problems, challenges and practices commonly encountered in clinical child psychiatry. The introductory section covers assessment of the patient, treatment planning and a review of CBT and play therapy. Each chapter in section two reviews a clinical disorder in detail, giving diagnostic criteria […]
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 now know that active maternal psychiatric illness during pregnancy and postpartum can exert long-term negative […]