Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

It is difficult to improve on a classic, but the fifth edition of Psychodynamic
Psychiatry in Clinical Practice does just that, offering the updates readers
expect with a deft reorganization that integrates DSM-5 with the author's
emphasis on psychodynamic thinking. The individual patient is never sacrificed
to the diagnostic category, yet clinicians will find the guidance they need to
apply DSM-5 appropriately. Each chapter has been systematically updated to
reflect the myriad and manifold changes in the 9 years since the previous
edition's publication. All 19 chapters have new references and cutting-edge
material that will prepare psychiatrists and residents to treat patients with
compassion and skill. The book offers the following features:

Each
chapter integrates new neurobiological findings with psychodynamic understanding
so that clinicians can approach their patients with a truly biopsychosocial
treatment plan. Excellent writing and an intuitive structure make complicated
psychodynamic concepts easy to understand so that readers can grasp the
practical application of theory in everyday practice. The book links clinical
understanding to the new DSM-5 nomenclature so that clinicians and trainees can
adapt psychodynamic thinking to the new conceptual models of disorders. New
coverage of psychodynamic thinking with relation to the treatment of patients on
the autism spectrum addresses an increasingly important practice area.
Posttraumatic stress and dissociative disorders have been combined to allow for
integrated coverage of primary psychiatric disorders related to trauma and
stressors.

A boon to clinicians in training and practice, the book has
been meticulously edited and grounded in the latest research. The author firmly
believes that clinicians must not lose the complexities of the person in the
process of helping the patient. Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice,
Fifth Edition, keeps this approach front and center as it engages, instructs,
and exhorts the reader in the thoughtful, humane practice of psychodynamic
psychiatry.