David Kingdon is Emeritus Professor of Mental Health Care Delivery, University of Southampton, and formerly honorary consultant psychiatrist, Southampton and Nottinghamshire. He has also worked in the Department of Health, with the Council of Europe and as a Medical Director. He has published over 150 peer reviewed papers and authored/edited a dozen books on CBT, psychosis, ethics and managing crises for professionals, patients and carers which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Paul Rowlands is a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS FT. He has worked within in-patient and community settings as a consultant for over twenty-six years, covering a geographic 'neighbourhood'. He has been involved in the Post-Graduate training of Psychiatrists for many years, including seven years as Head of the School of Psychiatry for Yorkshire and the Humber. He has been involved with the General Adult Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists as an elected member, Vice –Chair and Interim Chair, contributing to numerous reports. George Stein has worked as a community psychiatrist in South East London for twenty-five years and ran the perinatal service for his district. He was regional advisor for South east Thames for five years and served on the board of the British Journal of Psychiatry for fifteen years. He has published papers on Lithium, perinatal psychiatry, personality disorder and has recently completed a large book on the Psychiatry of the Old testament. He was co-editor of the first two editions of Seminars in General Adult Psychiatry.
'A genuinely comprehensive textbook of general psychiatry with contributions from psychiatrists with a wide range of academic and clinical backgrounds, offering experience from both specialist and generalist practice. The historical perspective given to many of the controversies in modern psychiatry is highly valuable, but the text also remains bang up to date in referencing the Community Mental Health Framework, recent treatment guidelines, and is aligned to the latest UK psychiatry curriculum. This is the perfect companion to training for UK psychiatric trainees and a helpful reference guide for practising clinicians.' Lenny Cornwall, MD FRCPsych, Consultant Psychiatrist, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust 'This 3rd edition of seminars in general adult psychiatry is a must read for all those new and currently working in adult mental health services. This book covers all the core mental health illnesses seen by general adult psychiatrists but crucially now includes neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD and autism. In addition, the authors critically cover the significant changes in how General Adult mental health services are now delivered in modern healthcare via specialised and functional teams with the impact on continuity of care for patients, carers and clinical professionals. Finally, Psychiatrists play a critical role within their clinical teams and local populations and so I was delighted to see quality improvement and outcomes, public mental health, data and digital literacy also being discussed within this seminal text.' Asif Bachlani, Consultant Psychiatrist, Priory Group, Associate Non Executive Director, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust 'This is a comprehensive and scholarly textbook; the first in the post DSM 5 and post ICD 11 era to be mapped to the new RCPsych curriculum and syllabus making it an ideal text for trainees of Psychiatry. The person-centred focus of this new edition blends academic evidence with the practical and lived experience of both clinicians and patients/carers to provide a handy guide to the specialist practice of General Adult Psychiatry.' Subodh Dave, Dean, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Consultant Psychiatrist and Deputy Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Bolton