<strong>A Short Introduction to Psychiatry</strong> is designed to give readers a clear pictureof the profession of psychiatry as it is today as well as an unde... » 

A Short Introduction to Psychiatry is designed to give readers a clear pictureof the profession of psychiatry as it is today as well as an understanding ofthe subject from which to develop further study.The author describes the development of the profession the route toqualification and the scope of contemporary practice including the work doneby psychiatrists in a range of specialisms from child psychiatry to addictionservices and forensic psychiatry. Drawing on the experience of people who havebeen through psychiatric treatment the book also explores what psychiatry islike from the patientsusers perspective.Many criticisms have been levelled against the profession and the author LindaGask summarizes key debates which have been and continue to be played outbetween psychiatrys critics and its defenders.A Short Introduction to Psychiatry is for anyone looking into psychiatry forthe first time whether with a view to training or out of more generalinterest. «