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Author / Creator:Fadem, Barbara.
Edition:4th ed.
Imprint:Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005.
Description:xii, 292 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:Board review series
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5546327
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ISBN:0781757274
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • 1. The Beginning of Life: Pregnancy Through Preschool
  • I. Childbirth and the Postpartum Period
  • II. Infancy: Birth to 15 Months
  • III. The Toddler Years: 15 Months to 2 1/2 Years
  • IV. The Preschool Child: 3 to 6 Years
  • Review Test
  • 2. School Age, Adolescence, Special Issues of Development, and Adulthood
  • I. Latency or School Age: 7-11 Years
  • II. Adolescence: 11-20 Years
  • III. Special Issues in Child Development
  • IV. Early Adulthood: 20-40 Years
  • V. Middle Adulthood: 40-65 Years
  • Review Test
  • 3. Aging, Death, and Bereavement
  • I. Aging
  • II. Stages of Dying and Death
  • III. Bereavement (Normal Grief) Versus Depression (Abnormal Grief)
  • Review Test
  • 4. Genetics, Anatomy, and Biochemistry of Behavior
  • I. Behavioral Genetics
  • II. Behavioral Neuroanatomy
  • III. Neurotransmission
  • IV. Biogenic Amines
  • V. Amino Acid Neurotransmitters
  • VI. Neuropeptides
  • Review Test
  • 5. Biological Assessment of Patients with Psychiatric Symptoms
  • I. Overview
  • II. Measurement of Biogenic Amines and Psychotropic Drugs
  • III. Dexamethasone Suppression Test (DST)
  • IV. Tests of Endocrine Function
  • V. Neuroimaging and Electroencephalogram (EEG) Studies
  • VI. Neuropsychological Tests
  • VII. Other Tests
  • Review Test
  • 6. Psychoanalytic Theory
  • I. Overview
  • II. Freud's Theories of the Mind
  • III. Defense Mechanisms
  • IV. Transference Reactions
  • Review Test
  • 7. Learning Theory
  • I. Overview
  • II. Habituation and Sensitization
  • III. Classical Conditioning
  • IV. Operant Conditioning
  • Review Test
  • 8. Clinical Assessment of Intelligence, Personality, and Achievement
  • I. Overview of Psychological Testing
  • II. Intelligence Tests
  • III. Achievement Tests
  • IV. Personality Tests
  • V. Psychiatric Evaluation of the Patient with Emotional Symptoms
  • Review Test
  • 9. Substance Abuse
  • I. Substance Abuse, Definitions, Epidemiology, and Demographics
  • II. Stimulants
  • III. Sedatives
  • IV. Opioids
  • V. Hallucinogens and Related Agents
  • VI. Clinical Features of Substance Abuse
  • VII. Treatment
  • Review Test
  • 10. Normal Sleep and Sleep Disorders
  • I. Normal Sleep
  • II. Classification of Sleep Disorders
  • III. Insomnia
  • IV. Breathing-Related Sleep Disorder (Sleep Apnea)
  • V. Narcolepsy
  • VI. Treatment of Sleep Disorders
  • Review Test
  • 11. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
  • I. Schizophrenia
  • II. Other Psychotic Disorders
  • Review Test
  • 12. Mood Disorders
  • I. Overview
  • II. Classification of Mood Disorders
  • III. Etiology
  • IV. Treatment
  • Review Test
  • 13. Anxiety, Somatoform and Factitious Disorders, and Malingering
  • I. Anxiety Disorders
  • II. Somatoform Disorders
  • III. Factitious Disorder (Formerly Munchausen Syndrome), Factitious Disorder by Proxy, and Malingering
  • Review Test
  • 14. Other Psychiatric Disorders
  • I. Cognitive Disorders
  • II. Personality Disorders (PDs)
  • III. Dissociative Disorders
  • IV. Obesity and Eating Disorders
  • Review Test
  • 15. Psychiatric Disorders in Children
  • I. Pervasive Developmental Disorders of Childhood
  • II. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Disruptive Behavior Disorders of Childhood
  • III. Other Disorders of Childhood
  • Review Test
  • 16. Biologic Therapies: Psychopharmacology and Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • I. Overview
  • II. Antipsychotic Agents
  • III. Antidepressant Agents
  • IV. Mood Stabilizers: Agents Used to Treat Bipolar Disorder
  • V. Antianxiety Agents
  • VI. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
  • Review Test
  • 17. Psychological Therapies
  • I. Psychoanalysis and Related Therapies
  • II. Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies
  • III. Other Therapies
  • Review Test
  • 18. The Family, Culture, and Illness
  • I. Overview of the Family
  • II. Demographics and Current Trends
  • III. Culture in the United States
  • IV. Minority Subcultures
  • V. Americans of European Descent
  • Review Test
  • 19. Sexuality
  • I. Sexual Development
  • II. The Biology of Sexuality in Adults
  • III. Sexual Dysfunction
  • IV. Paraphilias
  • V. Illness, Injury, and Sexuality
  • VI. Aging and Sexuality
  • VII. Drugs and Sexuality
  • VIII. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Sexuality
  • Review Test
  • 20. Aggression and Abuse
  • I. Aggression
  • II. Abuse and Neglect of Children and the Elderly
  • III. Physical and Sexual Abuse of Domestic Partners
  • IV. The Role of the Physician in Suspected Child, Elder, and Domestic Partner Abuse
  • V. Sexual Aggression: Rape and Related Crimes
  • Review Test
  • 21. The Physician-Patient Relationship
  • I. Medical Practice
  • II. Compliance/Adherence
  • III. The Clinical Interview
  • Review Test
  • 22. Psychosomatic Medicine
  • I. Stress and Health
  • II. Psychological Stress in Hospitalized Patients
  • III. Patients with Chronic Pain
  • IV. Patients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
  • Review Test
  • 23. Legal and Ethical Issues in Medicine
  • I. Legal Competence
  • II. Informed Consent
  • III. Confidentiality
  • IV. Reportable Illnesses
  • V. Ethical Issues in HIV Infection
  • VI. Involuntary and Voluntary Psychiatric Hospitalization
  • VII. Advance Directives
  • VIII. Death and Euthanasia
  • IX. Medical Malpractice
  • X. Impaired Physicians
  • XI. Answering USMLE Legal and Ethical Issues Questions
  • Review Test
  • 24. Health Care in the United States
  • I. Health Care Delivery Systems
  • II. Costs of Health Care
  • III. Payment for Health Care: Health Insurance
  • IV. Demographics of Health
  • Review Test
  • 25. Epidemiology
  • I. Epidemiology: Incidence and Prevalence
  • II. Research Study Design
  • III. Quantifying Risk
  • IV. Bias, Reliability, and Validity
  • V. Clinical Probability and Attack Rate
  • Review Test
  • 26. Statistical Analyses
  • I. Elements of Statistical Analyses
  • II. Hypothesis Testing
  • III. Specific Statistical Tests
  • Review Test
  • Comprehensive Examination
  • Index