IPS Textbook of Undergraduate Psychiatry (Indian Psychiatric Society Publication)

This book has tried to cover the whole length of breadth of the field of psychiatry, though at the beginner’s level, but through the power of the pen of acknowledged leaders of the field. It begins with a discussion of the nature of mind, which is very unconventional, but in the opinion of the editors a very crucial component. Book further progresses on to discuss the concepts of mental health and mental disorders, classification and clinical evaluation, communication skills, and further goes on to discuss the established psychiatric syndromes. At the end, it touches upon community psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, cultural psychiatry and the history and future of psychiatry.

Key Features :

• Published under the banner of Indian Psychiatry Society.
• Contains the basics of psychiatry from the masters of psychiatry.
• First multiauthor textbook of psychiatry for the undergraduate medical students from the best faculty of the country.
• Begins with a discussion of the nature of mind, basic principles of psychosocial and biological sciences, clinical evaluation, and classification; further goes on to cover all the major psychiatric syndromes and diagnostic categories; also covers various psychiatric subspecialties and ends with a discussion of the history and future of psychiatry. Its strengths are simplicity, lucidity and authenticity.
• Intended to empower all clinicians with insights from the field of mental health to enable them to deliver comprehensive healthcare to their help-seekers.
• It also covers various psychiatric subspecialties and ends with a discussion of history and future of psychiatry.
• Designed for the undergraduate medical students and also as a gateway textbook for those planning to enter this field as a specialist. Surely, this book is going to give an experience of enrichment.