The current global crisis in mental health has seen psychiatry assume an increasingly integral role in healthcare. This comprehensive and accessible textbook provides an evidence-based foundation in psychiatry for medical students and serves as an excellent refresher for all mental health professionals. Written by medical school faculty and experts in the field, with comprehensive coverage from neurobiology to population health, this essential textbook is an invaluable guide to the evaluation, treatment and current understanding of the major disorders in psychiatry. The book introduces the basics of clinical assessment and all major modalities of evidence based treatment, along with topics often not covered adequately in textbooks such as gender and sexuality, and global mental health. Chapters are complemented by easy to navigate tables, self-assessment questions, and a short bibliography of recommended reading. An essential resource for medical students, trainees, and other medical professionals seeking a clear and comprehensive introduction to psychiatry.

An accessible and comprehensive textbook providing an essential foundation in contemporary psychiatry for medical students and trainees.

1. Introduction Jonathan E. Alpert, Audrey Walker and Steven Schlozman; 2. Clinical Neuroscience Ayol Samuels, Matthew L Baum, Joseph Luschinger, Robert G Mealer and Rachel A Ross; 3. Introduction to the Patient Interview Todd Griswold, Michael Kahn, Mark Schechter, Janet Yassen, Felicia Smith, Rebecca Brendel; 4. Mood Disorders Scott R. Beach, Jeff C. Huffman, Ji Hyun Baek, Michael Treadway, Andrew A Nierenberg and Jonathan Alpert; 5. Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders Dost Ongur, Francine Benes, Oliver Freudenreich, Matcheri Keshava and Robert McCarley; 6. Anxiety Disorders Meredith Charney, Eric Bui, Elizabeth Goetter, Carl Salzman, John Worthington, Luana Marques, Jerrold Rosenbaum and Naomi Simon; 7. Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders Ryan J. Jacoby, Amanda W. Baker, Michael A. Jenike, Scott L. Rauch, Sabine Wilhelm; 8. Disorders Related to Stress and Trauma Eric Bui, Meredith Charney, Mohammed R. Milad, Devon Hinton, Fredrick Stoddard, Terence Keane, Roger Pitman and Naomi M. Simon; 9. Substance Use Disorders Hilary S. Connery, Mark J. Albanese, Jeffrey J. DeVido, Kevin P. Hill, R. Kathryn McHugh, Joji Suzuki and Roger D. Weiss; 10. Personality Disorders Lois W. Choi-Kain, Ana M. Rodriguez-Villa, Gabrielle S. Ilagan and Evan A Illiakis; 11. Neurocognitive Disorders Brent P. Forester, Feyza Marouf, Ben Legesse, Olivia I. Okereke, Deborah Blacker; 12. Feeding and Eating Disorders Anne E Becker, Kamryn T. Eddy, David C. Jimerson and Jennifer J. Thomas; 13. Child Psychiatry and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Scott Shaffer, Steven Schlozman; 14. Sleep Disorders John Winkelman; 15. Psychophamacology and Neurotherapeutics Steven Seiner, Jonathan E. Alpert, Ross Baldessarini, Joan Camprodon, Darin Dougherty, Lior Givon and Jeffrey DeVido; 16. Psychosocial Interventions Marhall Forstein, Alfred Marguiles, Robert Goisman, Elizabeth Simpson, Eleanor Counselman, Miriam Tepper, Jennifer Greenwold, Zev Schuman-Oliver and Darshan Mehta; 17. Psychiatric Evaluation in the Medical Setting Fremonta Meyer, Oriana Vesga Lopez, Felicia Smith, Robert Joseph, Ted Avi Gerstenblith, Theodore Stern, John Peteet, Donna Greenberg and David Gitlin; 18. Psychiatry of Gender and Sexuality Aaron Breslow; 19. Health Policy and Population Health in Behavioral Health Care in the United States Kirstin Beach and Bruce Schwartz; 20. Global Health and Mental Health Care Delivery in Low-resource Settings Giuseppe Raviola.