Download or read book Foundations of Clinical Psychiatry written by Sidney Bloch and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foundations of Clinical Psychiatry: Fourth Edition is an introductory text for students of medicine and other health professions, including psychiatric nursing, psychology, social work and occupational therapy, as well as family doctors. This fourth edition emphasizes biological, psychological and social factors in assessing and treating patients, and illustrates this approach with dozens of clinical stories, the integrated use of DSM-5 classifications, and provides further reading suggestions. All twenty-eight chapters have been updated by the five editors in collaboration with their protgs. Chapters on ethics, the effects of trauma and the mental health of indigenous people, and a section on the mental health of refugees also feature.