Public and Community Psychiatry
James G Baker editor Sarah E Baker editor Steven M Strakowski editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:20th Mar '20
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Physicians who choose to serve in public-sector mental healthcare settings and physicians-in-training assigned to public-sector mental health clinics may not be fully prepared for the many roles of the public and community psychiatrist. Public and Community Psychiatry is a concise guide for the resident and early-career psychiatrist called upon to serve in the roles of public-sector clinician, team member, advocate, administrator, and academician. Each chapter includes a concise description of these various roles and responsibilities and offers engaging examples of the public psychiatrist at work, as well as case-based problems typical of those faced by the public psychiatrist. Each chapter also features works of art and literature, usually from the public domain, in order to incorporate the core strengths of medical humanities into the dialogue of public-sector mental healthcare. This book aims to provide a level of support to psychiatrists that fosters their desire, individually and collectively, to serve the poor and the marginalized with grit and determination, and to broadly consider their potential to improve not only their patients' well-being, but also these patients' incorporation into their respective communities.
Working effectively in a public psychiatry setting is not easy. The work involves so much more than seeing patients and writing prescriptions. What else does it involve? Read this primer to learn more. It does an excellent job of introducing us to public psychiatry's past and, more importantly, teaches us how to work well in the present. * Curtis N. Adams, Jr., M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine *
This amazing father-daughter public psychiatrist pair has teamed up to co-author an informative textbook on public sector work in psychiatry. This textbook will inspire young professionals considering entry into this field and provide direction to more experienced psychiatrists already serving in the public sector. The authors of this textbook weave wisdom from existing literature with real-life illustrations from their extensive professional experience. This text will be highly informative for a variety of programs educating public sector practitioners." Carol S. North, MD, MPE, DLFAPA The Nancy and Ray L. Hunt Chair in Crisis Psychiatry and Professor of Psychiatry Director, Division of Trauma & Disaster The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Public and Community Psychiatry creatively uses socratic questioning, evidence-based practices, case presentations, art, and literature to describe the many complex roles of the 'contemporary public psychiatrist.' They skillfully paint a picture of the psychiatrist as team member, leader, and advocate across the diverse systems of care in which public psychiatrist work. No matter your style of learning or stage of career in psychiatry, there is much to be learned from this book." Stephanie Le Melle MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Public Psychiatry Education, Columbia University/ NYS Psychiatric Institute
ISBN: 9780190907914
Dimensions: 175mm x 251mm x 18mm
Weight: 499g
280 pages