Behavioral science in medicine

Behavioral science in medicine introduces medical students to the science of human behavior. Organized to mirror the behavioral science/psychiatry course taught in the first two years, this text effectively teaches the major concepts of this complex subject and prepares students for board exams. The second edition is appropriate for courses in Behavioral Science alone but also for courses that merge Behavioral Science and Neuroscience. The increased depth of coverage of psychiatric illness, substance abuse, and pediatric psychiatry, also makes the Second Edition appropriate for use in Clinical Psychiatry courses in the third and fourth year.

Revised edition of: Behavioral science in medicine / Barbara Fadem. ©2004.

The beginning of life : pregnancy through preschool -- School age and adolescence -- The challenges of early and middle adulthood -- Aging, death, and bereavement -- Genetics, anatomy, and biochemistry of behavior -- Biological assessment of patients with psychiatric symptoms -- Sleep -- Psychodynamic theory in medical practice -- Learning theory -- Psychological assessment of patients with behavioral symptoms -- Psychological therapies -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Mood disorders -- Suicide -- Anxiety disorders and related disorders -- Somatoform disorders, factitious disorders, and malingering -- Obesity and eating disorders -- Cognitive and dissociative disorders -- Biological therapies -- Culture and illness -- Human sexuality -- Violence, impulse control disorders, and abuse -- Substance abuse -- Doctor patient communication -- Psychosomatic medicine -- Ethical and legal issues in medicine.