| The Initial Psychiatric Interview | p. 1 |
| The Mental Status Examination | p. 7 |
| Organization and Presentation of Psychiatric Information | p. 13 |
| Introduction to DSM-IV | p. 19 |
| Projective Testing | p. 21 |
| Neuropsychological Testing | p. 26 |
| Psychiatric Symptoms and Personality Testing by Questionnaire | p. 32 |
| Standardized Psychiatric Interviews | p. 40 |
| Brain Imaging and EEG in Psychiatry | p. 46 |
| Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorders | p. 53 |
| Paranoid Disorders | p. 58 |
| Bipolar Disorders | p. 67 |
| Depressive Disorders | p. 74 |
| Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder | p. 80 |
| Social Phobia and Specific Phobias | p. 84 |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | p. 88 |
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorders | p. 92 |
| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | p. 100 |
| Overview: Definitions and Commonalities | p. 107 |
| Alcohol Use Disorders | p. 110 |
| Opioid Use Disorders | p. 115 |
| Sedative-Hypnotic Use Disorders | p. 119 |
| Cocaine and Amphetamine Use Disorders | p. 121 |
| Marijuana, Hallucinogens, Phencyclidine, and Inhalants | p. 124 |
| Dual Diagnosis: Substance Abuse and Psychiatric Illness | p. 129 |
| Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) and Other Dissociative Disorders | p. 135 |
| Sexual Disorders and Sexuality | p. 142 |
| Eating Disorders | p. 150 |
| Sleep Disorders in Psychiatric Practice | p. 156 |
| Impulse-Control Disorders | p. 161 |
| Medically Unexplained Symptoms: The Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approach to Somatoform and Factitious Disorders and Malingering | p. 167 |
| Grief and Mourning | p. 174 |
| Behavioral Presentations of Medical and Neurologic Disorders | p. 180 |
| Dementia | p. 185 |
| Delirium | p. 191 |
| Organic Psychosis | p. 196 |
| Personality and Personality Disorders | p. 200 |
| Borderline Personality Disorder | p. 206 |
| Antisocial Personality Disorder | p. 214 |
| Psychoanalytically Oriented Psychotherapies | p. 221 |
| Cognitive Therapy | p. 227 |
| Behavior Therapy | p. 231 |
| Planned Brief Psychotherapy | p. 237 |
| Marital and Family Therapy | p. 244 |
| Group Therapy | p. 249 |
| Relaxation Training | p. 255 |
| Medical Treatment of Depression | p. 261 |
| Antipsychotic Medications | p. 270 |
| Mood-Stabilizing Agents | p. 277 |
| Antianxiety Agents | p. 286 |
| Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs | p. 291 |
| The Use of Stimulants in Psychiatric Practice | p. 298 |
| Electroconvulsive Therapy | p. 302 |
| Autism Spectrum Disorders | p. 309 |
| Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder | p. 317 |
| Conduct Disorder | p. 323 |
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents | p. 328 |
| Encopresis and Enuresis | p. 332 |
| Adolescent Drug Abuse | p. 340 |
| Principles of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology | p. 344 |
| Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) | p. 353 |
| Psychiatric Disorders and Pregnancy | p. 363 |
| Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders | p. 374 |
| Developmental Issues in Late Life | p. 380 |
| Psychopharmacology for Elderly Patients | p. 386 |
| Psychiatric Consultation in the General Hospital | p. 392 |
| Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care Settings | p. 398 |
| The Management of Chronic Pain | p. 402 |
| Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction | p. 410 |
| Psychiatric Aspects of AIDS | p. 415 |
| Psychiatric Consultation in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease | p. 421 |
| Consultation for the Cancer Patient | p. 429 |
| Psychological Perspectives in the Care of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus | p. 443 |
| Assessment and Management of the Suicidal Patient | p. 451 |
| Assessment and Management of the Violent Patient | p. 456 |
| Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome | p. 464 |
| Treatment-Resistant Depression | p. 468 |
| Obesity | p. 473 |
| Confidentiality and Privilege | p. 479 |
| Legal Responsibilities with Child Abuse and Domestic Violence | p. 486 |
| Involuntary Treatment: Hospitalization and Medications | p. 493 |
| Competence and Insanity | p. 501 |
| Ethics and the Doctor-Patient Relationship | p. 516 |
| Index | p. 521 |
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