Psychiatry: Introduction and General Principles

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Referencia exhaustiva de nivel experto sobre los fundamentos históricos, epistemológicos, semiológicos y neurobiológicos de la psiquiatría clínica: desde la psicopatología descriptiva hasta los mecanismos moleculares de los trastornos mentales y los principios del tratamiento multimodal.

What it covers

1. Psychiatry: Introduction and General Principles
2. 1. History, Evolution and Paradigms of Psychiatry
3. · 1.1 Fundamental Historical Milestones
4. · 1.2 The Great Paradigms of Contemporary Psychiatry
5. 2. The Biopsychosocial Model
6. · 2.1 The Three Levels of Analysis
7. · 2.2 Criticisms and Evolutions of the Model
8. 3. Classification Systems: DSM-5-TR and ICD-11
9. · 3.1 DSM-5-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th ed., Textual revision, 2022)
10. · 3.2 ICD-11 (International Classification of Diseases, 11th revision, WHO, 2022)
11. · 3.3 Limitations of Categorial Diagnostic Systems
12. 4. Alterations of Consciousness and Orientation
13. 5. Alterations in Attention and Memory
14. · 5.1 Attention
15. · 5.2 Memory
16. 6. Perception Alterations
17. · 6.1 Hallucinations
18. · 6.2 Illusions
19. · 6.3 Alterations in the Sense of Reality
20. 7. Thought Alterations
21. · 7.1 Formal Alterations of Thought
22. · 7.2 Alterations of Thought Content
23. 8. Language and Communication
24. 9. Affectivity Alterations
25. 10. Psychomotor and Behavioral Alterations
26. · 10.1 Catatonia
27. · 10.2 Other Psychomotor Alterations
28. 11. Judgment and Insight (Disease Consciousness)
29. 12. The Psychiatric Interview
30. · 12.1 Structure of the Initial Psychiatric Interview
31. · 12.2 Interview Techniques
32. · 12.3 Structured and Semi-structured Interviews
33. 13. Mental State Examination (MSE)
34. 14. Neurobiological Bases of Psychiatry
35. · 14.1 Neuroimaging in Psychiatry
36. 15. Main Neurotransmitters in Psychiatry
37. 16. Brain Circuits of Psychiatric Relevance
38. · 16.1 Limbic System and Emotional Regulation
39. · 16.2 Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HHS) Axis and Stress
40. · 16.3 Mesolimbic Reward Circuit
41. 17. Etiological Factors in Psychiatry
42. · 17.1 Genetics and Epigenetics
43. · 17.2 Neurodevelopment
44. · 17.3 Childhood Adversity (Adverse Childhood Experiences, ACEs)
45. 18. Diagnosis in Psychiatry
46. · 18.1 Psychiatric Differential Diagnosis
47. · 18.2 The Psychiatric Formulation
48. 19. Psychopharmacology: Principles and Therapeutic Classes
49. · 19.1 General Principles of Clinical Psychopharmacology
50. 20. Psychotherapies: Bases and Evidence
51. 21. Non-Pharmacological Biological Treatments
52. · 21.1 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
53. · 21.2 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
54. · 21.3 Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
55. · 21.4 Psychotropic Drugs Assisted by Psilocybin and MDMA
56. 22. Ethics and Legal Aspects in Psychiatry
57. · 22.1 Bioethical Principles Applied to Psychiatry
58. · 22.2 Involuntary Internment
59. · 22.3 Stigma as a Public Health Problem
60. 23. Classic Reference Psychopathological Lexicon