Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry 12th edition (twelfth edition)

About this book

Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry 12th edition by Robert Boland, Marcia L. Verduin, and Pedro Ruiz presents the major principles of psychiatry in a condensed format designed for clinical study, examination review, and patient care. The book connects behavioral science, psychopathology, psychiatric interviewing, mental status examination, diagnostic formulation, and treatment planning so students and trainees can move from symptoms and clinical findings to differential diagnosis and management.

The 12th edition covers neurodevelopmental disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, depressive and bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, trauma related disorders, dissociative disorders, somatic symptom disorders, eating disorders, sleep disorders, sexual disorders, substance related disorders, personality disorders, and neurocognitive disorders. It also addresses psychiatric emergencies, child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, consultation liaison psychiatry, psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, ethics, genetics, neuroscience, and the biological and social foundations of behavior.

This book is especially useful for Psychiatry Residents, Medical Students During Psychiatry Rotations, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Students, Psychology Trainees, Physician Assistant (PA) Students, Mental Health Nursing Students, International Medical Graduates (IMGs), and clinicians reviewing psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. It is particularly useful for case presentations, clerkship study, residency preparation, board review, and rapid comparison of diagnostic criteria, clinical features, and treatment approaches.

Psychiatry residents, medical students, PMHNP students, psychology trainees, PAs, mental health nurses, IMGs, and behavioral health professionals can use this edition to review diagnostic criteria, differential diagnoses, psychiatric medications, psychotherapy approaches, and emergency management across the major areas of psychiatry. The 12th edition, 2021 is available as a searchable PDF enhanced digital version with instant access, so you can begin studying immediately for psychiatry rotations, residency training, board preparation, case review, or clinical practice.