Subject Description: This subject covers: the medical science
that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and
treatment of mental disorder.
General Reference Sources
Dictionaries
Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary Robert Jean Campbell. Oxford University Press. 2004. 8th.
Library Location: BIO-MED Reference WM13 C189c 2004
Defines words and concepts currently used in psychiatry. Incorporates new terms and diagnostic criteria on DSM-IV as well as terms from the WHO levicons on mental disorders and on alcoholism and other substance dependency that will accompany ICD-10.....
[more information]Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties Ronald M. Doctor and Ada P. Kahn. Facts on File. 2000.
Library Location: BIO-MED Reference WM13 D637e 1989;
WILSON Reference RC535 .D63 1989
Includes more than 2000 entries on anxiety disorders, panic attacks, specific phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Covers important research, treatments, and key researchers working in the field. .....
[more information]Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability Lexicon of Psychiatry, Neurology, and the Neurosciences Frank J. Ayd, Jr. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2000. 2nd.
Library Location: BIO-MED Reference WM13 A975L 2000
Contains over 10,000 entries that describe common and rare psychiatric, neurologic, and genetic disorders. Extensive details on psychoactive drugs, their adverse effects in general and specific effects on various diseases and disorders. .....
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Concise as well as scholarly articles on a wide range of subjects. Also includes links to related Internet resources, and the Britannica Book of the Year. Search tip: When combining words in search, capitalize AND. For example: revolution AND .....
[more information] Handbooks and Manuals
Kaplan & Saddock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry editors, Benjamin J. Sadock, Virginia A. Sadock. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2000. 7th.
Library Location: BIO-MED Reference WM140 K173 2000
1. Neural sciences -- 2. Neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology -- 3. Contributions of the psychological sciences -- 4. Contributions of the sociocultural sciences -- 5. Quantitiative and experimental methods in psychiatry -- 6. Theories of persona.....
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Statistics and Data
Statistical Resources
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders : DSM-IV American Psychiatric Association. American Psychiatric Association. 1994. 4th.
Library Location: BIO-MED WM15 D536 1994
DSM-IV classification -- Multiaxial assessment -- Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence. Delirium, dementia, and amnestic and other cognitive disorders --Mental disorders due to a general medical condition -- Substan.....
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