ABC of psychological medicine / edited by Richard Mayou, Michael Sharpe and Alan Carson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The consultation / Linda Gask, Tim Usherwood -- 2. Beginning treatment / Jonathan Price, Laurence Leaver -- 3. Organising care for chronic illness / Michael Von Korff, Russell E. Glasgow, Michael Sharpe -- 4. Depression in medical patients / Robert Peveler, Alan Carson, Gary Rodin -- 5. Anxiety in medical patients / Allan House, Dan Stark -- 6. Functional somatic symptoms and syndromes / Richard Mayou, Andrew Farmer -- 7. Chronic multiple functional somatic symptoms / Christopher Bass, Stephanie May -- 8. Cancer / Craig A. White, Una Macleod -- 9. Trauma / Richard Mayou, Andrew Farmer -- 10. Fatigue / Michael Sharpe, David Wilks -- 11. Musculoskeletal pain / Chris J. Main, Amanda C de C Williams -- 12. Abdominal pain and functional gastrointestinal disorders / Elspeth Guthrie, David Thompson -- 13. Chest pain / Christopher Bass, Richard Mayou -- 14. Delirium / Tom Brown, Michael Boyle.

This book provides both the evidence and the guidance to enable doctors to improve their assessment and management of the psychological and behavioural aspects of the most common problems presenting in general medical care. It summarises the recent research evidence and provides common sense guidance on how psychological and psychiatric aspects of illness can be addressed within the medical consultation.