The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health

The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health presents authoritative and comprehensive information on 500 topics in mental health, including diseases and disorders, drugs, alternative treatments, psychiatric assessments, and related concepts. Written in language accessible to adult laypersons, it aims to fill the gap between basic consumer resources and highly technical professional materials such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). 

The new edition reflects suggested additions and changes to the forthcoming DSM-5 and includes over 65 new entries, photos of common medications, and age- and gender-specific topics such as juvenile bipolar disorder, late-life depression, and conditions specific to men and women.

Psychiatry: An Illustrated Colour Text

This innovative resource provides a highly visual introduction to the basic principles and practice of psychiatry. Each topic is covered in a single two-page unit to make reference and study uncommonly easy and effective. Abundant full-colour line diagrams, clinical photographs, and MRI images demonstrate essential concepts at a glance.

• Concise, double page spread permits rapid review of essential information
• Wide range of colour clinical photographs, MRI scans and artwork schematics
• Provides practical advice regarding patient care
• Covers modern pharmacological treatment of psychiatric disorders
• Contains useful 'key point' boxes to highlight essential information

• Expanded section on recent advances in psychopharmacology, particularly in the treatment of psychosis
• Covers the new Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Discusses the increasing role of psychotherapy in psychiatric disturbance
• Provides a useful summary of the DSM-IV classification alongside that of the ICD-10 to enable fast comparison between the two classification systems
• Summarises recent changes in NICE guidelines
• Includes a new section on eponymous psychiatric disorders e.g. de Clérambault's and Cotard's syndromes.

Psychiatric Consultation in Long-Term Care: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals

Building on the first edition, Psychiatric Consultation in Long-Term Care has been fully revised and updated, integrating DSM-5 classification throughout. It delivers an essential resource for psychiatrists, neurologists, geriatricians, palliative care physicians, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and physician assistants involved in prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and management of neuropsychiatric disorders in long-term care (LTC) populations, as well as for nurses, social workers, and other professionals involved in important day-to-day care. 

The book provides comprehensive descriptions of practical, strengths-based, individualized, psychosocial, spiritual, and environmental approaches, and high-quality mental healthcare utilizing pharmacological interventions when appropriate to improve the emotional and spiritual well-being of LTC residents. It details key elements in creating genuine person-centered long-term care: the reduction of inappropriate medications and counter-therapeutic staff approaches, treating serious psychiatric disorders with evidence-based interventions, and a road-map for owners and administrators of LTC facilities.

Examination Notes in Psychiatry

Candidates for the MRCPsych examinations have often found the Basic Sciences component one of the hardest to pass and while it underpins all clinical practice, it will continue to be a large part of the Part II syllabus. The extremely popular Examination Notes in Psychiatry: Basic Sciences has been fully revised and expanded for this second edition, providing both the background and in-depth knowledge that will enable trainees to tackle difficult subjects, such as psychological assessment, psychopharmacology and neuroimaging. 

All the material has been reviewed in the light of new recommendations from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the changes to the exam format, and the book now covers every subject in a succinct, easily absorbable style. The text has been broken down into memorable parts, highlighting key points with bullet points. Anyone sitting the MRCPsych Part II exam will find this aide-memoire invaluable.