This is a book of psychiatry at its most practical level. It aims to answer the sorts of questions psychiatrists ask on a daily basis. What treatments are available for the condition that I think this patient has? What is the relative value of each of these treatments? Are there any other treatments that I should be considering if a first approach has failed? Is there any value in combinations of treatment? And, can I be sure that the evidence and recommendations I read are free from bias? The content is organised into three sections covering disease classification, the major treatment modalities and the application of these treatments to the wide range of psychiatric diagnoses. All professionals in mental health want to give the best treatments for their patients. This book provides clinicians with the knowledge and guidance to achieve this aim. - Provides practical, clinical guidance on treating psychiatric disorders - Covers the widest range of treatment modalities and diagnostic categories - Written by an international team of independent experts and based on the best evidence available CONTENTS Part I. Introduction; Part II. Summary of Treatment Modalities in Psychiatric Disorders; Part III. Specific Treatments Details Part I. Introduction: 1. Classification of psychiatric disorders and their principal treatments 2. The history of psychiatric therapies Part II. Summary of Treatment Modalities in Psychiatric Disorders: 3. A critical assessment of methods and processes used to develop psychiatric drug treatments 4. (a) The efficacy and safety of electroconvulsive therapy Dan 4. (b) Focal Brain Stimulation Approaches to Psychiatric Treatment 5. The effectiveness of psychological treatments in psychiatry 6. Educational Interventions 7. Complementary and alternative medicine 8. Complex interventions Part III. Specific Treatments: Organic Disorders: 9. Delirium 10. Management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and acquired brain injury 11. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for deficits in dementia 12. Pharmacological treatment of psychosis and depression in neurological disease in older adults Alcohol: 13. Psychological treatments of alcohol use disorders 14. Pharmacotherapy of alcohol misuse, dependence and withdrawal 15. Educational interventions for alcohol use disorders 16. Complex interventions for alcohol use disorders 17. Complementary and alternative medicine for alcohol misuse Drug misuse 18. Empirically-validated psychological therapies for drug dependence 19. Treatment of stimulant dependence 20. Treatment of opioid dependence 21. Treatment of sedative-hypnotic dependence 22. Treatment of cannabis dependence 23. Treatment of nicotine dependence 24. Treatment of co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders Schizophrenia 25. Pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia 26. Psychological treatments for schizophrenia Peter Mood disorders: 27. Psychopharmacology of mood disorders 28. Efficacy of brain stimulation and neurosurgical procedures for treatment of mood disorders 29. Psychotherapy for depression: current empirical status and future directions Scott 30. Alternative treatments for mood disorders Anxiety and neurotic disorders 31. Treatment of generalized anxiety and somatoform disorders 32. Panic disorder 33. Specific Phobias and Agoraphobia 34. Social phobia 35. Obsessive-compulsive disorder 36. Post-traumatic stress and adjustment disorders Eating disorders: 37. Psychopharmacology of eating disorders 38. Other somatic physical treatments and complex interventions for eating disorders 39. Psychological treatments for eating disorders 40. Educational interventions for eating disorders 41. Alternative treatments for eating disorders 42. Complex treatments for eating disorders Personality Disorders: 43. Personality Disorder 44. Other treatments for persistent disturbances of behaviour Sexual and gender identity disorders: 45. Effectiveness of treatments of sexual disorders 46. Disorders of gender identity Child psychiatry: 47. Psychological treatments for children and adolescents 48. Drugs and other physical treatments 49. Educational interventions and alternative treatments 50. Attachment insecurity and attachment disorder 51. Feeding and sleeping disorders in infancy and early childhood 52. Evaluating interventions for children with autism and intellectual disabilities 53. ADHD and hyperkinetic disorder 54. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder 55. Treatment of depressive disorders in children and adolescents 56. Treatment of psychoses in children and adolescents 57. Anxiety disorders 58. Treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents List of drug treatments and licences indications Appendix I. Appendix II. Key to effectiveness tables.
