This authoritative and highly acclaimed dictionary is intended not only for psychiatrists--encyclopedic entries render complicated terms easy to understand, whether you're a psychiatric resident, nurse, social worker, counselor, lawyer, claims reviewer, or a lay person interested in what is going on in psychiatry. This thoroughly revised eighth edition includes new material on the neurosciences, cognitive psychology, neurogenerative diseases, and DSM-IV-TR. It covers the full range of treatments, including psychopharmacologic agents, psychoanalysis, behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, interpersonal therapy, and other brief therapies. Whether you are reading psychiatric literature, preparing for board certification, writing a term paper, or just browsing, you will find it to be invaluable.