Overview
Provides a good balance of theoretical and practical info
Biopsychosocial, integrative approach
Balanced depth of perception
Specific instructions for consultation procedures, downloadable forms, relaxation techniques
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Nature and Evolution of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
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Psychiatric Syndromes in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
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Special Patients and Settings in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
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About this book
Consultation-liaison psychiatry is an important interface between psychiatry and the rest of medicine as well as psychology, social work, nursing, and other behavioral science disciplines. This book is a practical, up-to-date handbook providing a biopsychosocial, integrative perspective and drawing the expertise of two renowned psychiatrists in the field. It is organized in five major sections addressing the fundamentals of the field as well as including an assessment of where the field is today. Chapters also address specific pathologies and populations.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Hoyle Leigh, MD, is Professor Psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco. He is the author of a number of books on consultation-liaison psychiatry and behavioral sciences, including "The Patient: Biological, Psychological, and Social Dimensions of medical Practice" (Plenum/Kluwer, three editions). Previously, he was Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University where he established the Yale Behavioral Medicine Clinic that pioneered the field of behavioral medicine.
Jon Streltzer, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry at University of Hawaii. He is renowned for his work in cultural psychiatry, psychonephrology, and chronic pain. He is a co-author of "Culture and Psychopathology: Guidelines for Clinical Assessment" and "Culture and Psychotherapy: A Guide to Clinical Practice."
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Authors: Hoyle Leigh, Jon Streltzer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69255-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-69253-1Published: 10 September 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-78128-0Published: 05 March 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-69255-5Published: 09 August 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 420
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: Psychiatry, Neuropsychology, Health Psychology