This book will prove beneficial for psychology & medical undergraduate and postgraduate students. Also it is useful for civil service aspirants and students preparing for various other competitive examinations.

This dictionary is specifically written in a simple language for easy grasping of psychology and allied sciences.

About 8000 wards used in the fields of psychiatry, psycho....     View More Details

The present book is specifically written for easy grasping of Psychiatry in a clear cut, point-wise, simple and easily understandable language and is exclusively based on the examination-oriented pattern. Some of the important chapters on Indian Psychiatry (Contributions of Indian Psychiatrists), Epidemiology of Various Disorders, National Mental Health Programme of India, Forensic Psychiatry,....     View More Details

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This book has been written for those who are most concerned with an introduction to the topic of schizophrenia in particular context to Indian culture. A substantive attention has been given to cross cultural research findings as an aid in understanding the impact of culture in symptomatology. Special attention has been given to biological, psychophysiological, neuropsychological, and genetics....     View More Details

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The book, Tobacco Use: Health and Behaviour, in twelve chapters, deals with a wide range of issues concerning its cultivation and i....     View More Details

The past dozen years have seen a significant upsurge in scientific interest and activity in the area of psychopathy. The authoritative handbook brings together foremost experts to review the latest knowledge on this severe disorder: its nature, causes, assessment, and approaches to minimizing its costly toll on individuals and society. Grounding their presentations in the best science availabl....     View More Details

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Psychiatry, being an allied branch of Medicine, is undergoing rapid changes. There have been many new advances in the causation, symptomatology, classification, diagnosis and management of mental disorders. The textbooks on psychiatric practice as applicable to Indian setting are few. A major portion of these textbooks is devoted to the psychiatric practice in western countries and is not prac....     View More Details

Among the Most Complex Challenges facing the clinician, suicide exacts a devastating toll from individuals, families, and society as a whole. Yet much has been learned in recent decades about the nature, prediction, prevention, and treatment of suicidal behaviors. This landmark text provides an authoritative overview of current knowledge across the behavioral and social sciences. Salien....     View More Details

As scientific knowledge grows about the role of the brain in mental disorder, no clinician can afford to be uninformed about neurobiology. This accessible primer provides the basic grounding in neuroscience that all contemporary mental health professionals need. Readers are first guided through the fundamentals of neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and psychiatric genetics. Chapters then illuminate....     View More Details

This manual provides an empirically supported treatment approach for suicidality that is specifically tailored to today`s managed care environment. The authors present an innovative frame-work to help the clinician rapidly determine and accomplish essential treatment goals, taking into account the severity, chronicity, and diagnostic complexity of the patient`s symptoms. Carefully structured, ....     View More Details

This book focuses attention on psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and presents up-to-date theories and techniques essential to practising psychotherapists in a setting where medical treatment is being subsidised. It discusses the need for a theory in practicing psychoanalysis in the traditional as well as changing context of doctor - patient relationship. It provides to young mental health trainees....     View More Details

This book deals with basic essentials of psychometry in simple, clear and comprehensible form. It outlines basic concepts, definitions and theories of psychological testing in an easily understandable style. The book endeavours to help students and other interested beginners to grasp the theory and practice of psychometric methods.

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The book has been addressed to the students and researchers in the disciplines of Psychology, Education, Sociology, Social-work, Medicine, Management, and allied disciplines. It has been written for those who do not possess sophisticated mathematical background. Various designs and their analyses have been presented in simple understandable language. The intended emphasis is to make the reader....     View More Details