Psychiatry

"Psychiatry is an excellent textbook and a remarkable achievement in colloborative authorship, on par with, if not superior to, other references in this field ... to have one single textbook that addresses a vast array of topics with thoroughness and comprehensiveness that this publication does is a magnificient accomplishment and a true gift to the reader. The contributors are all leaders in their respective areas, and the writing is always clear and articulate, regardless of the complexity of the covered subjects ... we wholeheartedly recommend this heavy tome of knowledge as well worth its weight." (Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, December 2009)

"Tasman et al. have produced an outstanding book in this third edition of Psychiatry.... This is a fine textbook that will serve educators, at all levels, as a curriculum guide and teaching tool. For practitioners, it is a comprehensive reference that will find great use in any library." (American Journal of Psychiatry, July 2009)

  “This is the book that the reviewer for American Journal of Psychiatry called ‘extremely user friendly… wonderfully conceived and beautifully executed’ in its previous edition. Updated to reflect today’s most urgent topics, this patient-centered two-volume set belongs in every clinician’s collection.” (Psychiatric Times, June 2009)

"This two-volume work is immense, encyclopedic, and extremely comprehensive. Most general textbooks tend to be outdated and have limited usefulness, but that is not the case with this textbook, edited by eminent leaders in American psychiatric education. For its scope and size, the editors have produced a text of striking quality, summarizing major areas of the psychiatric literature and other related topics. 

Subjects are presented in a fair, balanced, and objective manner, with special attention given to science and data." (PsychCRITIQUES, July 2009) 

“Extensively revised and updated this edition reflects the progress and developments in the field. With 127 chapters and over 400 contributors this book is a truly comprehensive exposition of the specialty of psychiatry. Written by well-known and highly regarded experts from around the world, it takes a patient-centered approach making it an indispensable resource for all those involved in the care of patients with psychiatric disorders. This work is comprehensive … it illustrates … how quickly the landscape is changing due to our improving understanding of the disease process and advancing technology. Content-wise, it is a higher quality reference than many others used today.” (Doodys Book Reviews, December 2008)

Allan Tasman, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky, is a Past President of the American Psychiatric Association and President-Elect of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists. He is a world-renowned psychiatric leader and educator and is Secretary for Education of the World Psychiatric Association, responsible for all of the association’s worldwide education programmes and initiatives. 

Jerald Kay, Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, is one of the leading Child Psychiatrists and Psychiatry Educators in the US. 

Jeffrey Lieberman, Director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Chairman of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center, is a leading psychiatric drug researcher with excellent clinical, academic and publishing credentials. He received the Adolf Meyer Award of the American Psychiatric Association in 2007.

Michael B First, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University and the Psychiatric Institute of New York, is one of the architects of the DSM-IV-TR classification and is playing a key role in the development of DSM-V. 

Mario Maj, Professor of Psychiatry at the Primo Policlinico Universitario in Naples, Italy, has been President of the Italian Psychiatric Association (since 2000); President of the Italian Society of Biological Psychiatry (since 1990); Secretary-General of the Association of European Psychiatrists (2001-2002); Editor of "European Psychiatry" and “World Psychiatry”. He became President of the Association of European Psychiatrists in January 2002 and takes on the Presidency of the World Psychiatric Association in September 2008.