The American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of psychosomatic medicine

About this book

Extensively updated in this second edition, The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychosomatic Medicine: Psychiatric Care of the Medically III again brings together a multinational group of distinguished contributors to address every aspect of psychiatric care in the medically ill. This book captures the diversity of the field, whose practitioners--scholars, physicians, and clinicians of varied backgrounds--represent a multiplicity of perspectives. The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychosomatic Medicine brings together the body of knowledge and skills that defines the subspecialty of psychosomatic medicine. It will be a frequently consulted source of guidance for all clinicians and health care providers who engage in psychiatric or mental health consultation, those who care for the psychological needs of patients facing medical and surgical concerns, and those who treat psychiatric patients contending with concurrent general medical and surgical problems.