A Short Textbook of
PSYCHIATRY
Seventh Edition
Niraj Ahuja MBBS MD MRCPsych
Consultant Psychiatrist
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Formerly
Associate
... [Show More] Professor (Psychiatry)
GB Pant Hospital and
Associated Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) and
Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
Formerly also at
Department of Psychiatry
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry
Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) and Smt. SK Hospital, New Delhi
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
Contributing Editor
Savita Ahuja MBBS DGO DFSRH DRCOG
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A Short Textbook of Psychiatry
© 2011, Niraj Ahuja
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First Edition: 1990
Second Edition: 1992
Third Edition: 1995
Fourth Edition: 1999
Fifth Edition: 2002
Sixth Edition: 2006
Reprint: 2009
Seventh Edition: 2011
ISBN: 978-93-80704-66-1
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Preface to the Seventh Edition
It is rather humbling to consider that it has been two decades that the Short Textbook of Psychiatry has enjoyed
a wide distribution among the undergraduate medical students, interns, junior residents, postgraduate psychiatry
students, nursing students, psychology and psychiatric social work students, occupational therapy and physiotherapy students, general medical practitioners, other physicians and health professionals in India and some
other countries. I am really indebted to the many astute readers who have provided a very constructive and
useful feedback, along with encouraging comments regarding the existing format and the contents of the book.
The seventh edition of the Short Textbook of Psychiatry has been once again extensively revised and
updated. Signifi cant changes have been made in almost all the chapters, especially in chapters on diagnosis
and classifi cation, psychoactive substance use disorders, psychopharmacology, schizophrenia, mood disorders
and other biological methods of treatment. Coloured-shaded boxes have been added at various places in the
text to highlight the important points in tables and fi gures. The chapter on psychiatric history and examination
contains a summary of laboratory tests in psychiatry, in additions to other signifi cant changes. The appendices
have been revised and contain a glossary of common psychiatric terms.
The Short Textbook of Psychiatry sincerely hopes to retain its original aim of providing a brief yet comprehensive account of the psychiatric disorders and their allied aspects in a ‘user-friendly’ and ‘easy-to-follow’
manner.
I am grateful to Shri Jitendar P Vij, Chairman and Managing Director, Jaypee Brothers Medical
Publishers (P) Ltd for his exquisite control over the production and distribution of the Short Textbook of
Psychiatry over the last 20 years.
I hope you enjoy reading the book and I warmly welcome critical comments and constructive suggestions.
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