Psychiatry and Psychology Resources

Offers a well-defined and comprehensive understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder and its treatment model.

Overview of core principles, detailed coverage of specific DSM-5 diagnoses: generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and more.

Provides the most current information on psychiatric diagnoses seen in older patients in a concise format.

Leverages the wisdom of psychiatry, college mental health, and higher education to develop a holistic approach to addressing sexual and relationship violence on campuses

From ancient literature to modern fiction and research reports in professional literature, the bond between humans and animals has been extensively documented.

When prescribed appropriately, most psychotropic medications are fairly safe.

The past decade has seen a proliferation of research and publication related to laboratory science and psychiatry.

Seamlessly combining the wisdom of seasoned leaders in psychiatry residency and fellowship training with the perspective of current residents-in-training, The Psychiatry Resident Handbook offers insights and guidance readers will not easily find in any other resource.

After 30 years of declining practice among psychiatrists, psychotherapy is being increasingly recognized as a valuable tool in psychiatric care.

For the individuals experiencing them, delusions and strong beliefs can be profoundly distressing and extremely limiting to healthy living. They also present significant challenges to the mental health professionals working with these individuals--not least because there is not always consensus around what might be considered delusional.

Collected in a single volume for the first time, the writings in this novel anthology represent more than four decades of perspectives from the American Psychiatric Association's Solomon Carter Fuller Award lectures, named for the first Black psychiatrist in the United States.

Frightening and destabilizing as they may be, personal crises can also provide meaningful opportunities for learning and growth.

Grief and bereavement are a universal part of the human experience. The impact of grief on human lives is increasingly evident as the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental disasters, and--in the United States in particular--gun-related violence upend normal life and expose vast swaths of society to recurring and profound trauma.

DSM-5-TR Self-Exam Questions: Test Questions for the Diagnostic Criteria elucidates the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision, through self-exam questions designed to test the reader's knowledge of the new edition's diagnostic criteria. Mental health professionals, ranging from clinicians and students to psychiatric nurses and social workers, will benefit from this substantive text's 400-plus questions.

What makes an adult? Is it living independently, having a stable career path, getting married, or becoming a parent?

In 2020, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimated that 40.3 million Americans met the criteria for a substance use disorder (SUD) in the past year.

With examinations of 19 new psychiatric drugs, 19 new forms of previously available drugs, and a host of new medical agents, this third edition of the Clinical Manual of Psychopharmacology in the Medically Ill has been updated to include medical and psychiatric drugs that have become available since the publication of the second edition in 2017, as well as recent relevant randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses.

Integrating cutting-edge neuroscience, clinical research, best practices, mental health systems design, and mental health policy, Gender-Affirming Psychiatric Care is the first textbook in the field to provide an affirming, intersectional, and evidence-informed approach to caring for transgender, non-binary, and/or gender-expansive (TNG) people.

Epigenetics--the study of cellular events that affect gene expression without changing the DNA sequence--is having an increasing impact on the field of biology, where it has improved our understanding of the development of pathology and led to novel treatments.