The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

As with the first two editions, this third edition of The American Psychiatric
Association Publishing Textbook of Psychosomatic Medicine and
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry is the most comprehensive reference on the
subspecialty available. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition also
features 30 new authors.

The emphasis on a diversity of perspectives
remains as strong as ever: Chapter authors represent a range of backgrounds and
disciplines, and of opinions and viewpoints, and 24 of the 88 contributors are
from countries other than the United States.

Organized into four sections,
the textbook addresses

General principles of evaluation and management,
legal and ethical issues, and psychological reactions to illness. Psychiatric
symptoms and disorders-including delirium, aggression, depression, suicidality,
psychosis, anxiety, eating and sleep disturbances, sexual dysfunction, and
substance use problems-commonly encountered in medically ill populations.
Psychological and social aspects of diseases and disorders affecting the various
organ systems. Psychiatric treatments in the medically ill, including
psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, electroconvulsive and other neurostimulation
therapies, and palliative care.

Encyclopedic in its scope and accessible
in its presentation, The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of
Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry is an essential
resource for psychiatry residents, psychosomatic medicine fellows, attending
psychiatrists, and other specialists who need to stay up to date with the
rapidly expanding evidence base in the field.