The Medical Basis of Psychiatry

by Paula J. Clayton, George Winokur MD, Paula Clayton MD

In this 2nd Edition, Drs. Winokur and Clayton examine an approach to diagnosis and classification--that mental illness is a medical disease associated with adverse behavior or emotional changes. The text calls on some of the most respected practitioners to present the medical model in a way that's understandable, reasonable, and thought-provoking. And it clarifies the diagnostic importance of epidemiology, clinical presentation, course of illness,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721664849
• ISBN13: 9780721664842
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 623 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 10.3"