Current Themes in Psychiatry 1

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Psychiatric Indications for Termination of Pregnancy....Pages 3-13
The Psychiatry of Kidnapping and Hostage-Taking....Pages 14-22
The Treatment of Psychopaths....Pages 23-32
Current Status of the Parental Causation Hypothesis in Schizophrenia....Pages 33-46
Mental Health Policy: Pros and Cons....Pages 47-52
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Laterality in Relation to Psychiatry: An Introduction....Pages 55-69
Some Psychophysiological Aspects of Anxiety....Pages 70-82
Sleep and its Disorders....Pages 83-93
Relevance of Research in Parkinson’s Disease to Psychiatry....Pages 94-105
Is the Term ‘Psychosomatic’ Still of any Value?....Pages 106-113
Prognosis in Severe Neurosis....Pages 114-124
Hysteria....Pages 125-133
Aspects of Gender and its Disorders....Pages 134-141
Observations on Psychiatric Morbidity and Premenstrual Distress in Women....Pages 142-154
Aspects of the Management of Alcoholism....Pages 155-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Psychiatric Morbidity in General Practice: Identification and Treatment....Pages 165-179
Psychological Disturbances in Adults with Chronic Physical Illness....Pages 180-189
Psychiatric Diagnosis and Classification....Pages 190-201
Some Aspects of the Problem Orientated Medical Record in General Psychiatry....Pages 202-209
Multiple Choice Examinations in Psychiatry....Pages 210-216
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
The Nature of Psychological Healing....Pages 219-234
Brief Psychotherapy....Pages 235-247
Marital Therapies: An Eclectic Approach....Pages 248-256
Behavioural Approaches to Marital and Family Problems....Pages 257-274
Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions....Pages 275-289
Community Management of Patients with Chronic Schizophrenia by Behavioural Methods....Pages 290-303
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
A Contemporary View of Psychosurgery....Pages 307-332
Drug Treatment of Depression....Pages 333-360
Lithium in Psychiatry....Pages 361-370
Benzodiazepines Causing Aggression....Pages 371-379
Back Matter....Pages 380-400