Shrink Rap

Name: Shrink Rap
Brand: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9781421400112
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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESSISBN: 9781421400112

Three Psychiatrists Explain Their Work

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By Dinah Miller, Annette Hanson, Steven Roy Daviss
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: August 14, 2011
Format: HARDBACK
Pages: 272

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Finally, a book that explains all you ever wanted to know about psychiatry!In Shrink Rap, three psychiatrists from different specialties provide frank and informed answers to questions such as:

What is psychotherapy, how does it work, and why don't all psychiatrists do it?

When are medications helpful?

What happens on a psychiatric unit?

Does Prozac make people suicidal?

Why do many doctors not like Xanax?

Why do we have an insanity defense?

Why do people confess to crimes they didn't commit?Based on the authors' hugely popular blog and podcast series, the book engages the concerns of patients, psychiatrists, and the general public alike. Through compelling patient vignettes, Shrink Rap explains how psychiatrists think about and address psychiatric problems, from the mundane (how much to charge) to the controversial (involuntary hospitalization). The authors face the field's shortcomings head on, revealing what other doctors may not admit about practicing psychiatry. Candid and humorous, Shrink Rap is a bird's-eye view of psychiatry, peering into technology, treatments, and the business of the field. If you've ever wondered how to negotiate the complicated mental health arena, let Shrink Rap lead the way toward understanding how psychiatry really works.

Introduction
A Note about Our ""Patients"" and Our ""Doctors""
1. Melissa and Oscar: Getting Help
2. Josh: A Walk through the System
3. The Brandt Famil: Why People Seek Care
4. Tara: Let's Talk
5. Josh Revisited: ""Ask Your Doctor to Prescribe""
6. Becca: When Things Go Wrong
7. Eddie: A Child at Risk
8. Eddie: The Prison Patient
9. Mitchell: Hospital-based Psychiatry
10. Sharon: The Business of Psychiatry
11. Things We Argue About
12. The Future of Psychiatry
Acknowledgments
Sources and Suggested Reading
About the Author's
Index

""It is thoughtfully written and full of very useful practical advice in assessing patients both with and without cognitive impairment.""

Shrink Rap

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