Rajesh Sagar – författare

This volume discusses adolescent mental health concerns in non-Western contexts and situations, ranging from common mental disorders to building life skills.

This volume discusses adolescent mental health concerns in non-Western contexts and situations, ranging from common mental disorders to building life skills. It combines previous literature and empirical work on various disorders to provide a comprehensive account of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for adolescents. The volume covers a wide spectrum of conditions, ranging from anxiety to affective disorders and other associated disorders. It gives a practical guide to the management of disorders with specific focus on case vignettes, outlining session details and specific techniques to be used throughout the intervention plan. A detailed appendix elaborating various CBT techniques is included in the volume. It presumes a basic understanding and training in mental health care and psychotherapy and is useful for professionals: psychologists, counsellors, paediatricians and other practitioners in the field of mental health. It is also useful as a text for courses in health psychology,clinical psychology, adolescent medicine and adolescent psychology.

The book was conceived with the intention to provide relevant clinical information to practitioners and students about medications routinely used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. The book intends to provide focussed material which can be easily assimilated, and the pocketbook format allows bedside use of the book. There are 12 chapters contributed by internationally recognized stalwarts in the field of psychiatry, covering important disorders or specific populations. The contribution from experts in the field provides clinical perspective to the rational and informed usage of medications in the clinical care.A drug resource providing up-to-date information on the rapidly evolving field of pharmacotherapeutics in psychiatry.Exhaustive coverage of various disease conditions commonly dealt in clinical practice.A surfeit of tables and charts provided with evidence-based comparative data on various drug therapies and their appropriate usage in clinical practice.Written by national and international experts having extensive research and clinical experience with a hand on the pulse of this rapidly evolving field of psychiatry.Useful for varied health professionals including psychiatrists, physicians, medical students, nursing professionals and others who are working in the field of mental health.