商品簡介
Co-edited by a psychiatrist and a physician, this excellent practical reference for psychiatrists provides guidelines on spotting serious medical conditions, medication reactions, and consequences of drug and alcohol use among psychiatric patients. Section 1 discusses the role of medical professionals in combating social exclusion and premature death and addresses lifestyle risks such as smoking and obesity. Section 2 covers various medical specialties such as diabetes. Section 3 offers separate chapters devoted to alcohol, drug abuse, children and adolescents, and elders, and Section 4 deals with medical emergencies and minor injuries. The book's color layout offers useful illustrations labeling all the body areas negatively impacted by various conditions. Other learning features include many charts, bullet points, summaries, key points, and b&w photos. Cormac is affiliated with Rampton Hospital. Gray is affiliated with Nottingham University Hospitals. The book is distributed in the US by Publishers Storage and Shipping Company, Fitchburg, MA. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Irene Cormac - Honorary Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Rampton Hospital, Retford, Notts. David Gray - Reader in Medicine and Honorary Consultant Physician/Cardiologist, University Hospital, Nottingham.
