Compendium on various psychosocial aspects related to Psychiatry.
Covers both theoretical and clinical aspects related to psychosocial assessment and management; including aspects related to various illnesses. • Attempts to be comprehensive in coverage and understanding conceptually and geographically.
Thrust is on psychosocial issues pertinent to developing world; particularly Indian society and culture.
Contributions from authors across different continents (Europe, USA, Asia); academicians and practicing psychiatrists alike.
Strengths: Comprehensive; easy to read; avoidance of too much technical language; authors of different professional backgrounds; covering recent psychosocial phenomena.
Clinicians, researchers, academicians and policy makers are likely to be benefited. •
Useful for varied mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, psychiatric social workers, and anyone else who is interested in the field of social psychiatry.