Computers in Psychiatry
Edited by
Fionnbar Lenihan
Please note that this book is now out of print and
copies are no longer available for you to buy (as of Dec
2011).
This page remains in order that anyone who has already
purchased the book, may still access the resources in the 'extra
website' (just below).
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This 'mini-site', written by the
book's main editor, contains a corresponding page to the
majority of chapters. There is complementary information and links
to every website mentioned in the book (to save you typing in long
URLs), plus some additional content that came after the book was
published.
Enter the 'Computers in
Psychiatry - Extra' site
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At its heart, a psychiatrist’s work is
about communicating. Failures in communication have led to
well-publicised failures in care. The new technologies of
communication can hopefully lead to better care. To realise these
hopes, however, psychiatrists need a computer book aimed at
intelligent professionals, not ‘dummies’. This is that book.
It differs in being produced by mental health professionals for
mental health professionals. While the book starts with basic
computer skills it goes on to focus on specific areas of interest
to psychiatrists, in order that the knowledge gained can
confidently be used to support psychiatric practice. The reader is
shown how to use a computer for data analysis, audit,
report-writing, email and presentations. Issues of confidentiality
and security are covered from both a legal and a technical point of
view, while forthcoming developments in NHS information technology
are fully explained.
Contents
1. Basics - Fionnbar Lenihan and Conor Darcy
2. Buying a computer - John
Bourke
3. Word processing: the next steps - Fionnbar Lenihan
4. Presentation software - Justine
McCulloch
5. Spreadsheets - Karen
Tingay
6. Databases - Karen
Tingay
7. Research, computers and statistics programs - Stuart Leask
8. Reference management software - James Woolley
9. Mobile computing - Fionnbar
Lenihan and Matt Evans
10. Internet resources for psychiatrists - Gurpal Singh Gosall
11. Electronic mail - Bettadapura
Ashim and Sindhu Ashim
12. Legal issues pertaining to the use of information technology
within psychiatry - David
Harris
13. Keeping your computers secure - Michael G. Madden
14. Clinical information systems and the psychiatrist - Martin Elphick and Matt Evans
15. Future developments - Bruce
Taylor
"Overall, this is a very good and
useful book, well-written in a light, discursive style and amply
illustrated with useful diagrams and screenshots. It should
be a useful addition to any psychiatrist's library (and that of
other clinicians too!) and we would heartily recommend it."
British Journal of
Psychiatry
"My usual reaction when faced with a book of
this sort is to snort in irritation and to doubt if it can teach me
anything...however, this book proved me wrong. ...A modestly
priced and well written book that will help beginners to find their
feet and more skilled users to broaden their view of what this
still complex technology can do for them."
Psychiatric
Bulletin