Diagnosis and classification -- Interviewing and assessment -- The neurobiology and genetics of mental illness -- Neurodevelopmental (child) disorders -- Schizophrenia spectrum and related disorders -- Mood disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders -- Trauma- and stressor-related disorders -- Somatic symptom disorders and dissociative disorders -- Feeding and eating disorders -- Sleep-wake disorders -- Sexual dysfunction, gender dysphoria, and paraphilias -- Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders -- Substance-related and addictive disorders -- Neurocognitive disorders -- Personality disorders -- Psychiatric emergencies -- Legal issues -- Behavioral, cognitive, and psychodynamic treatments -- Psychopharmacology and electroconvulsive therapy.

Intended for medical students and residents, this textbook begins with the diagnosis and classification of psychiatric disorders, the characteristics of symptoms commonly observed during patient interviews, and the neurobiology of mental illness