About the Book: IPS Textbook of Undergraduate PSYCHIATRY (Indian Psychiatric
Society Publication)
This book has tried to cover the whole length of breadth of the field of
psychiatry, though at the beginners level, but through the power of the pen of
acknowledged leaders of the field.
It begins with a discussion of the nature of mind, which is very
unconventional, but in the opinion of the editors a very crucial component.
Book further progresses on to discuss the concepts of mental health and mental
disorders, classification and clinical evaluation, communication skills, and
further goes on to discuss the established psychiatric syndromes. At the