Author Description

American Psychiatric Press, Inc., in conjunction with the IX World Congress of Psychiatry, has assembled leading international experts in various fields of psychiatry for this seminal work of psychiatric literature. "International Review of Psychiatry, Volume 1," is the first volume in what promises to be an important new series. Section I: Psychiatric Nosology-Reflects the diversity of the world population that mental health professionals strive to help, as well as the scope of the conceptual and instrumental resources needed to deal effectively with the challenges required of today's health professionals. Section II: Psychopharmacology-Stimulates fresh thinking and generates new ideas about psychopharmacological approaches to treatment. Section III: Neurobiology-Provides the clinician with a guide to the various disciplines associated with modern neuropsychiatry. Section IV: Alcoholism-Presents a review of the problems of alcoholism, addresses the issue of treatment, and deals with different aspects of rehabilitation for alcoholic patients.