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About the Author
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VMD Namboodiri, BSc, MBBS, MA (Psychology), MD (Psychiatry), is serving as Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College Hospital, Kolenchery, Kerala. He is the Editor of the book ‘Clinical Methods in Psychiatry’ (BICL).
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New to edition
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• Thoroughly revised chapters; several topics discussed briefly in the previous edition are now elaborated.
• Three new chapters on two key topics in psychiatry—genetics and psychopharmacology to incorporate recent advances.
• Chapter, Neurotic and Somatoform Disorders of the previous edition split into two chapters—Neurotic Disorders and Stress-related and Somatoform Disorders to accommodate detailed discussion on these vital disorders.
• Chapter, Psychiatric Sequelae of Physical Disorders of the previous edition restructured and renamed as Psychiatry and Medicine to broaden it scope.
• Glossary expanded and Reading List updated.
• New illustrations.
The value of the book can be estimated from the following reviews:
Review of the first edition
“The book is targeted primarily to meet the needs of undergraduates of medicine and nursing students. The author brings to this book his rich and extensive teaching experience in the fields of psychiatry and psychology. The book begins with a chapter on History of Psychiatry, containing several simple and appealing figures. In fact, the figures and diagrams are a hallmark of the book. They are present throughout and make the text rather easy to read, particularly in chapters on 'Substance Abuse', 'History of Psychiatry' and ‘Schizophrenia'. The well-written chapter on 'Normality and Abnormality' is a useful introduction to the subject for undergraduate students. In the chapter on ‘The Psychiatric Examination' the author has appended the History and Examination format practiced in his hospital. Interestingly, a complete chapter is devoted to 'Epilepsy'. Two chapters are devoted to an exhaustive discussion on psychiatric nursing”.
Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 44 (2), 2002
Review of the second edition
“Concise textbook of psychiatry is an honest attempt by the learned author to cover the vast area of psychiatry into a handy book, which is able to meet the needs of not only undergraduate students of Medicine and Psychiatric nursing but also for other students of related mental health professions like clinical psychology and psychiatric social work. The author in a precised form in the book has intelligently covered almost all the topics, without failing to leave any important aspect related to the subject…”.
Nursing Nightingale Magazine, June –July, 2005
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