Foundations of Clinical Psychiatry

Revised and expanded introductory text on clinical psychiatry first published 1994. Designed for students of medicine and other health professions. Emphasises biological, sociological and social factors in assessing and treating patients and illustrates this approach with real-life examples. New chapters cover ethics, the effects of trauma, the mental health of indigenous people and the mental health of refugees. Includes notes on contributors, appendices and index. Editors are professors of psychiatry and joint authors of 'Understanding Troubled Minds'.