Essentials of Psychiatry, 10th Edition (Original PDF from Publisher)

A section on the general principles of psychiatry with a special emphasis on the historical aspects (a list of contributors to psychiatry), symptomatology and psychiatric examination
An expanded section on special topics includes child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, psychiatry related to women, psychiatric emergencies
Detailed sections on forensic psychiatry (Laws and Acts as related to India), National Mental Health Programme of India, community psychiatry and psychiatric education in India
A fully updated section on psychiatric treatments including the new psychotropic agents, detailed physical (rTMS, DBS, etc.), psychological therapies and use of computers (including AI) in mental health
An important list of appendices includes psychiatric glossary, a list of psychological tests, the psychiatric side-effects of medical drugs, etc.
A detailed list of questions (theoretical and multiple choice questions) asked in various undergraduate and postgraduate examinations has been included. Each chapter is followed by a list of review questions
An expanded coverage of important information in numerous tables in each chapter
A book suited for various theory and entrance examinations in psychiatry.
The new edition has been updated with the recent advances in various fields