Psychiatry Essentials for Primary Care / Edition 1

by Robert K. Schneider, James L. Levenson

Overview

Psychiatry Essentials for Primary Care is an easy-to-use resource written specifically for general clinicians from the general medical point of view! It helps physicians recognize, screen, and manage various psychiatric disorders. Focusing on MAPSO (mood disorders, anxiety, psychosis, substance-induced and organic/other issues) the book provides clear guidance on the most common disorders primary-care physicians encounter. Featuring:
• The Current Standards of Care
• Therapy Recommendations
• Medication Tables
• Patient Resources Packed with helpful features, Psychiatry Essentials for Primary Care presents all the information non-specialists will need clearly and concisely. Throughout the book, mnemonics reinforce key concepts and make them easy to remember. Guides to psychiatry to often leave physicians feeling overwhelmed with more information than they need to better treat their patients; Psychiatry Essentials for Primary Care is the cornerstone for psychiatric knowledge physicians have been waiting for!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781930513716
Publisher:	American College of Physicians
Publication date:	11/01/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction     ix
Basic Concepts and Terminology in Psychiatry for Primary Care: MAPSO     1
The Spectrum of Suicidality     11
Mood Disorders     27
Depression: Evaluation and Case-Finding Strategies     29
Treatment of Major Depression and Dysthymia: Initial Interventions     41
Treatment of Major Depression and Dysthymia: What to Do When the Initial Intervention Fails     73
Bipolar Disorders     87
Anxiety Disorders     109
Panic Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder     111
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder     129
The Phobias     143
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder     155
Psychoses     163
The Psychoses     165
Substance-Induced Disorders     185
Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders     187
Organic and Other Disorders     199
Cognitive (Organic) Disorders and Geropsychiatry     201
Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Patients with Psychiatric Disorders     217
Personality Disorders     227
Adult ADD, Eating Disorders, and Women's Mental Health     239
Appendix     259
Index     263

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Brett C. Plyler, M.D.(Northwestern Memorial Hospital)
Description: This is a guide to helping primary care providers understand, evaluate, and treat common psychiatric illnesses.
Purpose: The goal of the book is to enable general clinicians to effectively recognize and treat psychiatric disorders, a worthy objective.
Audience: The book is written for general medical practitioners.
Features: The book covers the most common psychiatric illnesses from mood disorders to anxiety to psychosis. It details both diagnostic criteria and treatment parameters. The authors present an organizational axiom MAPSO (mood, anxiety, psychosis, substance, and organic) to help the practitioner organize symptoms in a useful format. There are also practical, useful patient questions for each illness designed to assist physicians in diagnosing the different illnesses. The detailed treatment guidelines are filled with helpful tips in the nuances of medications. The tables of medications, side effects, etc., are useful and appropriate. A helpful summary of key points ends each section.
Assessment: This is an excellent guide to the treatment of psychiatric illness. I would highly recommend it to any general practitioner. As a former family medicine physician, I wish I had this book back then.

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