Psychiatric Dictionary

by Robert Jean Campbell, Leland Earl Hinsie, Leland E. Hinsie, et al.

Book Overview

Newly revised and updated, this is the definitive reference work on psychiatric terminology. It encompasses new information that has arisen from research advances, social changes, legal developments, and educational innovations since the appearance of the fifth edition in 1981. Many new terms have been added from the study of agoraphobia and panic disorder; sleep, speech, and eating disorders; depression; disorders in cognitive functioning; and particularly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195052935
• ISBN13: 9780195052930
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 848 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.8" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary Makes Sense

As with the prior editions of Campbell's psychiatric dictionary, this version is comprehensive and thorough. While it's useful to clinicians and students in related fields, it can also be used with clients for "official" explanations that are otherwise wordy in textbooks.