PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE CARE OF THE PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT
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By Richard Goldberg, MD, MS, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Department of Medicine, Brown University Medical School; Psychiatrist-in-Chief,
Rhode Island Hospital and Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI
Description This popular reference provides quick access to essential guidance on psychiatric patient care - all in the user-friendly format of the
Practical Guide series. From delirium and depression...to Alzheimer's disease and anxiety disorders...it equips you to thoroughly understand
and effectively address the needs of psychiatric patients in the clinical setting.
Contents 1. Role of Psychiatric Factors in Medical Practice
1.1 Prevalence of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders 1.2 Utilization
of Psychiatric Services 1.3 Functional and Economic Impact of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders 1.4 Prevalence of Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Disorders in Medical Practice 1.5 Psychiatric Problems in Primary Care 1.6 Impact of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Problems on Medical Costs 1.7 Cost-Benefit Issues Involving Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 1.8 Strategic
Questions for Assessing Integration of Medical and Psychiatric Services
5.1 Overview 5.2 Behavioral Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease 5.3 Medications to Treat Agitation and Psychosis
in Alzheimer's Disease 5.4 Cognitive Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease 5.5 Anxiety in Alzheimer's Disease (Occurs in 5% to 35%) 5.6
Depression in Alzheimer's Disease 5.7 Some Common Medical Issues in Alzheimer's Disease Patients 5.8 OBRA Regulations 5.9 Resources
6.
Depression: Identification and Diagnosis
6.1 General Issues of Identification 6.2 Strategy for Evaluation of Depression 6.3
Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition 6.4 Major Depressive Disorder (Major Depression) 6.5 Adjustment Disorder with
Depressed Mood 6.6 Dysthymic Disorder 6.7 Mixed Anxiety-Depression 6.8 Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) 6.9 Minor Depression
(Subthreshold Depression)
7. Antidepressants
7.1 Overview 7.2 Specific Issues in Using Antidepressants 7.3 Tricyclic
Antidepressants 7.4 Second Generation Antidepressants 7.5 Uncommon (But Important) Medical Complication of the SSRIs and SNRIs 7.6
Stimulants as Antidepressants 7.7 Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)
8. Bipolar (Manic-Depressive) Disorder and Mood Stabilizing
Drugs
10.
Treatment of Anxiety: Antianxiety Medications and Behavioral Therapies
10.1 Benzodiazepines 10.2 Azapirones 10.3 Comparison
of Benzodiazepines and Azapirones 10.4 Antidepressants for Anxiety 10.5 Other Sedative-Hypnotics 10.6 Cognitive-Behavoiral Therapies
(CBT)
11. Sleep Problems and the Use of Hypnotics
11.1 Overview 11.2 Evaluation of Sleep Problems 11.3 Hypersomnia 11.4
Insomnia 11.5 Sleep Disorders Related to Another Mental Disorder 11.6 Sleep Disorders Associated with Medications 11.7 Parasomnias 11.8
Hypnotic Drugs
12. Psychotic Symptoms, Schizophrenia, and Antipsychotic Agents
12.1 Identification of Psychotic Symptoms 12.2
Differential Diagnosis of Psychotic Symptoms 12.3 Schizophrenia 12.4 Antipsychotic Agents Used for the Treatment of Schizophrenia
and Other Psychotic Disorders 12.5 Alternatives to Antipsychotics for Psychotic Symptoms of Schizophrenia 12.6 Non-Pharmacological
Aspects of Treating Schizophrenia
14. Behavioral Emergencies: Agitation,
Suicide, Violence, and Forensic Issues
14.1 Behavioral Emergencies 14.2 Suicide Evaluation 14.3 Evaluation of the Violent
or Homicidal Patient 14.4 Use of Physical Restraints 14.5 Commitment Under Mental Health Statutes 14.6 Competence Evaluations
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