This comprehensive and authoritative resource thoroughly covers the basic science of psychiatry as well as its clinical practice. It succinctly presents all of the information needed for psychiatric certification. The 7th Edition features a new soft-cover binding and a more user-friendly format, as well as an increased focus on evidence-based medicine.

Key Features

• Offers a new, more economical soft-cover format.
• Features more concise paragraphs and summary boxes for easier reference.
• Reintroduces chapters on psychology and sociology that were left out of the last edition, providing a useful summary of these important components of the psychiatric knowledge base.
• Provides an increased emphasis on evidence-based medicine.
• Covers basic sciences such as functional neuroanatomy and genetics as well as the diagnosis and treatment of a full range of psychiatric disorders.