The Psych Book is a concise primer and introduction to the fundamentals of psychiatry based on the knowledge and wisdom gained through nearly 45 years of clinical practice and academic teaching by Dr. T. Manickam MD, a renowned psychiatrist and founder of Mananalam Clinic. This textbook delivers the content in a more casual, narrative, 'teach during walk-rounds' style of text and includes the author's original contribution to the definition of the mind and mental health, along with unique clinical approaches to more effective clinical practice. The book is intended for medical students, psychiatry residents, practicing psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and other trainees and providers in the mental health field.
T Manickam MD, an academic psychiatrist and the founder of the Mananalam Clinic has encapsulated his knowledge and wisdom gained from more than 45 years of clinical experience and teaching into this concise textbook, written in a narrative 'teach during walk-rounds' style, meant to be a primer and introductory read for medical students, psychiatry residents, practicing psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health trainees and providers.
