Book Review: General Psychiatry: Memory Disorders in Psychiatric Practice

Psychiatric disorders in general practice.

An attempt is made to document the prevalence of psychiatric disorder among the adult population of three general practices in Karachi. After a brief course in psychiatry we tried to identify broad diagnostic categories like psychosis, neurosis, anxiety-depression syndrome, psychosomatic and somatopsychic disturbances. Being aware of our limitations we can with confidence state that the prevale...

Book Reviews General Psychiatry

What is surprising is Dr Bradley’s erudition. She knows and explains the trajectories of unregulated affect through development and all forms of psychopathology. In her scope, she embraces current knowledge of neuroanatomy and neurochemistry, as well as theories of mind. She presents well-integrated speculations on the role of affects and their dysregulation throughout life and the important ro...

Psychiatry in General Practice

Cases coming to the general practitioner and falling under psychiatry belong to 4 categories : (1) Cases which the practitioner can treat himself, 50%. (2) Cases suffering from self limiting illness, 25%. They need supervision only. (3) Cases requiring expert advice and help, 10%. A specialist is necessary for their treatment. (4) Cases which are chronic and unteratable by any known method, 15%.

Psychiatry in general practice.

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Psychiatry in general practice.