This new book is extensively reviewed with main emphasis on basic principles and features:

★ A section on the general principles of psychiatry with a special emphasis on the historical aspects (a list of contributors to psychiatry), symptomatology and psychiatric examination

★ An expanded section on special topics includes child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, psychiatry related to women, psychiatric emergencies

★ Detailed sections on forensic psychiatry (Laws and Acts as related to India), National Mental Health Programme of India, community psychiatry and psychiatric education in India

★ A fully updated section on psychiatric treatments including the new psychotropic agents, detailed physical (rTMS, DBS, etc.), psychological therapies and use of computers (including AI) in mental health

★ An important list of appendices includes psychiatric glossary, a list of psychological tests, the psychiatric side-effects of medical drugs, etc.

★ A detailed list of questions (theoretical and multiple choice questions) asked in various undergraduate and postgraduate examinations has been included. Each chapter is followed by a list of review questions

★ An expanded coverage of important information in numerous tables in each chapter

★ A book suited for various theory and entrance examinations in psychiatry.

★ The new edition has been updated with the recent advances in various fields