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This new book is extensively reviewed with main emphasis on basic principles and features:
? A section on the general principles of psychiatry with a special emphasis on the historical aspects (a list of contributors to psychiatry), symptomatology and psychiatric examination
? An expanded section on special topics includes child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, psychiatry related to women, psychiatric emergencies
? Detailed sections on forensic psychiatry (Laws and Acts as related to India), National Mental Health Programme of India, community psychiatry and psychiatric education in India
? A fully updated section on psychiatric treatments including the new psychotropic agents, detailed physical (rTMS, DBS, etc.), psychological therapies and use of computers (including AI) in mental health
? An important list of appendices includes psychiatric glossary, a list of psychological tests, the psychiatric side-effects of medical drugs, etc.
? A detailed list of questions (theoretical and multiple choice questions) asked in various undergraduate and postgraduate examinations has been included. Each chapter is followed by a list of review questions
? An expanded coverage of important information in numerous tables in each chapter
? A book suited for various theory and entrance examinations in psychiatry.
? The new edition has been updated with the recent advances in various fields
Sathiabalan
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