This book is a concise guide to the field of psychiatry for trainees. Beginning
with an introduction to its history and conceptual models, the following
chapters are dedicated to mental health assessment and the therapeutic
relationship between patient and clinician. Each of the following sections
examines a different category of condition, including personality disorders,
psychosexual disorders, neurotic disorders and childhood psychiatric disorders.
A comprehensive appendices section includes lists and definitions of common
defence mechanisms, phobias, manias and paraphilias, and a detailed glossary.
Key points * Concise guide to psychiatry for trainees * Chapter dedicated to
mental health assessment * Covers numerous different psychiatric disorders *
Comprehensive appendices section and