Quickly and accurately diagnose and treat the psychiatric disorders you will most likely encounter in clinical practice

• Relevant etiology, phenomenology, pathophysiology, and drug information – right at your fingertips
• The most effective interviewing techniques and approaches
• Important evaluation, testing, and decision-making tools and criteria
• Valuable information on psychiatry and the law, psychological testing, emergency psychiatry, evaluating infants, and more
• Helpful section on the principles of evaluating and diagnosing patients as well as treatment strategies
• NEW CHAPTERS on Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Opioid Use Disorders, Stimulant Use Disorders, Tobacco Use Disorder, Cannabis Use Disorders, and Gambling and Behavioral Addictions
• The definitive clinical overview of psychiatric care
• Designed in the time-saving LANGE CURRENT outline style
• Covers both adult and pediatric disorders
• Reviews essential psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches