Description
This handbook is a first-line source of essential information and practical guidelines for mental health professionals working with patients in the medical-surgical setting. Using the conversational style and case vignettes found in all Practical Guides in Psychiatry volumes, the authors discuss the psychiatric aspects of a variety of medical-surgical disorders, such as heart and kidney disease, oncology, the burn and trauma patient, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrine and autoimmune disorders, neurological disorders, and HIV/AIDS. Coverage includes chapters on somatoform disorders, pain management, capacity determination, psychodynamic issues and psychotherapy in the consultation-liaison setting, substance abuse issues in the medical setting, and death, dying, and bereavement. This thoroughly updated edition includes new chapters on psychiatric aspects of surgery and transplantation, women's health issues, and disaster psychiatry.
The Practical Guides in Psychiatry series provides quick, concise information for professionals on the front lines of mental health care. Written in an easy-to-read style, these invaluable resources take you through each step of the psychiatric care process, delivering fast facts and helpful strategies that help you provide effective and compassionate care to your patients.
Features
--NEW: Separate chapter on psychiatric aspects of surgery and transplantation
--NEW: Special chapter on women's health issues
--NEW: Special chapter on disaster psychiatry
--Patient vignettes
--Key points
--Key Websites (by chapter) in appendix for further information
About the Author(s)
- Michael Blumenfield MD
- The Sidney E. Frank Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY ; Director, Division of Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
- Maria Tiamson-Kassab MD
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY; Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist, VA Hudson Valley Health Care Systems, Castle Point, NY
Specs
- Edition: Second
- Product Format: Softbound
- ISBN: 9780781772426
- Trim Size: 4.5 x 7.5
- Pages: 288
- Pub Date: Sep 2, 2008
- Weight: 1.0
Associated Specialties
Table of contents
Principles of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Psychocardiology
Psychooncology
Psychonephrology
Psychological Care of the Burn and Trauma Patient
Psychological Care of the Obstetrics Patient
Psychiatric Aspects of Women's Health
Psychiatric Aspects of Gastroenterology
Endocrinology and Autoimmune Disorders
Psychiatric Aspects of Neurologic Disorders
Psychiatric Aspects of Surgery and Transplantation
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Psychiatry
Somatoform Disorders, Factitious Disorders, and Malingering
Pain Management
Capacity Determination
Psychodynamic Issues and Psychotherapy in the Consultation-Liaison Setting
Substance Abuse Issues in the Medical Setting
Disaster Psychiatry
Death, Dying, and Bereavement
Appendix
Index
