Revision Notes In Psychiatry

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A review text which includes both the basic sciences and the clinical aspects of Psychiatry. For this second edition the note-form approach has been applied more consistently, and the text is updated throughout to include the latest advances in the neurosciences and in therapeutics. The imaging, neurochemistry, neurophysiology and organic psychiatry sections have been expanded to ensure consistent coverage of the exam-relevant material.

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Revision Notes in Psychiatry This page intentionally left blank Revision Notes in Psychiatry 2nd edition BASANT K. PURI MA, PhD, MB, BChir, BSc (Hons) MathSci, MRCPsych, DipStat, MMath Senior Lecturer/Consultant in Psychiatry and Imaging, MRC CSC, Imperial College London; Honorary Consultant in Imaging, Department of Imaging, Hammersmith Hospital, London ANNE D. HALL BA, MB, BCh, MRCPsych Consultant Psychiatrist, South Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Centre, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London A member of the Hodder Headline Group LONDON First published in Great Britain in 1998 Second edition published in 2004 by Arnold, a member of the Hodder Headline Group, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH http://www.arnoldpublishers.com Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press Inc., 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY10016 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press © 2004 BK Puri and AD Hall All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or mechanically, including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without either prior permission in writing from the publisher, or a licence permitting restricted copying. In the United Kingdom such licences are issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency: 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Whilst the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the author[s] nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. In particular, (but without limiting the generality of the preceding disclaimer) every effort has been made to check drug dosages; however it is still possible that errors have been missed. Furthermore, dosage schedules are constantly being revised and new side-effects recognized. For these reasons the reader is strongly urged to consult the drug companies’ printed instructions before administering any of the drugs recommended in this book. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISBN 0 340 76131 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Commissioning Editor: Development Editor: Production Controller: Cover Design: Serena Bureau Layla Vandenbergh Deborah Smith Stewart Larking Typeset in 10/12pt Minion by Phoenix Photosetting, Chatham, Kent Printed and bound in Malta What do you think about this book? Or any other Arnold title? Please send your comments to [email protected] Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Preface to the second edition Preface to the first edition Basic psychology Social psychology Neuropsychological processes Human growth and development Psychological assessment Principles of evaluation and psychometrics Social sciences Descriptive psychopathology Psychoanalytic theories Neuroanatomy Neuropathology Neuroimaging techniques Neurophysiology Neurochemistry
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