HANDBOOK OF PSYCHIATRY.

DINESH BHUGRA.
Institute of Psychiatry, London, and Dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

GOPINATH RANJITH.
Dept. Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, London.

VIKRAM PATEL.
London School of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, London.

This handbook presents a culture-specific and culturally appropriate perspective to psychiatry in South Asian countries. Though trained in the western tradition, the contributors include practising psychiatrists and teachers of reputed institutes from across the region.

Contents: Section 1: Theoretical Overview Psychiatry and South Asia • Phenomenology and Mental State Examination • Classifications in Psychiatry • Psychology and Psychiatry • Epidemiology and Anthropology • Research Design • Neuroimaging in Psychiatry • Functioning, Disability and QOL Assessment in Mental Health

Section 2: Clinical Practice Psychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy • Delirium and Dementia • Substance Use Disorders • Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorders • Acute and Transient Psychosis • Schizoaffective Disorder • Affective Disorders • Neurotic, Stress-Related and Somatoform Disorders • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder • Sexual Dysfunction • Personality Disorders • Suicide and Attempted Suicide

Section 3: Psychiatry in Special Groups Psychiatry in Children and Adolescents • Psychiatry Across the Reproductive Cycle • Psychiatry of Old Age • General Hospital Psychiatry • Community Psychiatry • Primary Care Psychiatry • Psychiatric Aspects of HIV/AIDS

Section 4: Prevention and Therapies Psychological Treatments • Psychiatric Therapies based on Traditional Indian Systems • Drug Therapy in Psychiatry • Electroconvulsive Therapy • Rehabilitation Psychiatry: Theory and Practice

Section 5: Special Issues Preventative Psychiatry • Mental Health Planning in Developing countries • Psychiatry and the Law • Ethical Issues in Psychiatry