Kaplan and Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry
Product Description
Throughout eight prior editions, “CTP” has been established as the cornerstone text in the field of psychiatry and mental health. This Ninth Edition provides a wealth of new and updated information in neural science, genetics, neuropsychiatry, psychopharmacotherapy, and other key areas. A distinguished new co-editor, Pedro Ruiz, MD, has joined Drs. Benjamin and Virginia Sadock for this edition, and over 500 contributors provide the most up-to-date information in every area of psychiatry and mental health. The book includes case histories, the most current DSM-IV-TR criteria and tables, and up-to-date comparative classification codes from ICD-10. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text. “Doody’s Core Titles™ 2009.”… More >>
Kaplan and Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry
This is the established text, periodically updated, on psychiatry – history, pathophysiology, treatment, etc. An essential desk companion for clinicians (and laypersons).
Rating: 5 / 5
Inaccurate on ME (CFS). The treatment of ME is better than most other general texts in that it does have a few facts such as some details on endocrine and immune pathology. But it also repeats the same old falsehoods found in a lot of others. These include that there is good evidence for CBT and GET; no listing of other therapies; stating that etiology is in part at least probably psychiatric; etc. Obviously a careful review of the literature was not conducted.
Rating: 1 / 5
This 2 volume text came to me in great condition. You cant beat the price- If you are debating between the 9th and 8th edition, go for the 8th and save about $300. Besides, the DSM-V will be out soon rendering both editions “obsolete” as far as following DSM structure. Sure the 8th edition is missing a few of the newer pharmacological agents; but, again, save some money. Great text…. maybe too much information. Invaluable reference.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is not as useful as the synopsis of psychiatry by the same author. It seems to me that it is written for commercial purpose and not to communicate information. Thats because some of the text in the synopsis is reproduced in the comprehensive text about psychiatry. Taking its high price i do not recommend it for you to buy it.
Rating: 3 / 5
This is probably the best reference/text to be found concerning psychiatry (and related fields). Anyone in a behavioral science field could benefit from this 2 volume, 55 chapter text. Excellent information, case studies, algorithms, tables & figures, & DSM-IV-TR/ICD-10 dx criteria, etc.
A major shortcoming is the index. The index could be much more detailed considering how much detail is in the text. As noted by another reviewer, one might have to tediously comb through an entire chapter or section to find information not indexed. However, the lackluster index doesn’t outweigh the utility of this product.
Rating: 5 / 5