A short introduction to psychiatry
by Gask, Linda
A Short Introduction to Psychiatry is designed to give readers a clear picture of the profession as it is today and an understanding of the subject from which to develop further study. Linda Gask describes the development of the profession, the route to qualification and the scope of contemporary practice, including the work done by psychiatrists in a range of specialisms - from child psychiatry to addiction services and forensic psychiatry.
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A Short Introduction to Psychiatry is designed to give readers a clear picture of the profession as it is today and an understanding of the subject from which to develop further study. Linda Gask describes the development of the profession, the route to qualification and the scope of contemporary practice, including the work done by psychiatrists in a range of specialisms - from child psychiatry to addiction services and forensic psychiatry.
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- Publication Date:2004.
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- Publisher(s):SAGE
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2004.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (175 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781412932103, 1412932106, 9781446220856, 1446220850, 1280370610, 9781280370618, 9781446228524, 1446228525, 9786610370610, 6610370613
- oclc:ocm70774078
- LC Classification:RC454
- Dewey Decimal:616.89
Table of Contents
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Psychiatry: Historical Context of a Profession; Chapter 2 -- The Culture of Psychiatry; Chapter 3 -- Experiencing Psychiatry; Chapter 4 -- The Scope and Limits of Psychiatry; Chapter 5 -- The Future; Appendicies; Ammendix 1: Information on Psychiatry as a Career (Reprinted with Permission from the Royal College of Psychiatrists Website: www.rcpsych.ac.uk); Appendix 2: Glossary of Some Terms Used in the Text; References; Index.
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