Product Description This textbook is aimed primarily at undergraduate students of medicine, but is of a sufficiently advanced level also to be of interest to registrars and housemen undergoing their training in the specialty. The text is comprehensive, covering all the major clinical aspects of practice, in addition to providing an up-to-date review of the developmental, biological and social basis of psychiatry. Each contributor writes on his/her area of particular expertise and presents a wide-ranging perspective of contemporary approaches in the discipline. The clarity and depth with which the subject matter is handled ensures that the book will also be of interest to clinical psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, psychiatric nurses and general practitioners with an interest in psychiatry From the Back Cover Textbook of Psychiatry has been written primarily for undergraduate medical training in the speciality, to family doctors and to other clinicians. The clarity and depth with which the subject matter is handled ensure that the book will also be use to psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, psychiatric nurses and others in the health services. The Text is comprehensive, covering all major aspects of clinical practice. In addition it provides an up-to-date review of the developmental, biological and social bases of psychiatry. Each contributor was specially chosen for his expertise in a particular area, and the various chapters provide a wide ranging perspective of contemporary thinking in psychiatry.