| Pt. I | The Life Cycle | |
| 1 | The Beginning of Life: Pregnancy Through Preschool | 1 |
| 2 | School Age and Adolescence | 23 |
| 3 | The Challenges of Early and Middle Adulthood | 41 |
| 4 | Aging, Death, and Bereavement | 51 |
| Pt. II | The Biological Bases of Behavior | |
| 5 | Genetics, Anatomy, and Biochemistry of Behavior | 63 |
| 6 | Biological Assessment of Patients With Psychiatric Symptoms | 87 |
| 7 | Sleep | 105 |
| Pt. III | The Psychological Bases of Behavior | |
| 8 | Psychodynamic Theory in Medical Practice | 121 |
| 9 | Learning Theory | 135 |
| 10 | Psychological Assessment of Patients With Behavioral Symptoms | 147 |
| 11 | Psychological Therapies | 165 |
| Pt. IV | Psychopathology | |
| 12 | Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders | 179 |
| 13 | Mood Disorders | 197 |
| 14 | Suicide | 213 |
| 15 | Anxiety Disorders and Related Disorders | 223 |
| 16 | Somatoform Disorders, Factitious Disorders, and Malingering | 239 |
| 17 | Obesity and the Eating Disorders | 253 |
| 18 | Cognitive and Dissociative Disorders | 267 |
| 19 | Biological Therapies | 283 |
| Pt. V | Social Behavior | |
| 20 | Culture and Illness | 311 |
| 21 | Human Sexuality | 329 |
| 22 | Violence, Impulse Control Disorders, and Abuse | 351 |
| 23 | Substance Abuse | 371 |
| Pt. VI | The Doctor-Patient Relationship | |
| 24 | Doctor-Patient Communication | 391 |
| 25 | Psychosomatic Medicine | 413 |
| 26 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Medicine | 431 |
| Pt. VII | Health Care Delivery | |
| 27 | Systems of Health Care Delivery | 451 |
| App | Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 469 |
| Index | 489 |