Handbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Leigh, Hoyle; Streltzer, Jon

Consultation-liaison psychiatry is an important interface between psychiatry and the rest of medicine as well as psychology, social work, nursing, and other behavioral science disciplines. This book is a practical, up-to-date handbook providing a biopsychosocial, integrative perspective and drawing the expertise of two renowned psychiatrists in the field. It is organized in five major sections addressing the fundamentals of the field as well as including an assessment of where the field is today. Chapters also address specific pathologies and populations.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2008-03-05

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780387781280

DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-69255-5

Dimensions: 254cm x178cm

Pages: 420