Concise Guide to Psychiatry for Primary Care Practitioners (Concise Guides) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0880483458 ISBN 13: 9780880483452

Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

This guide to psychiatry covers many topics within the field, including conditions, their detection and diagnosis, and appropriate treatments and their side effects.

About this title

About the Author

Michael F. Gliatto, M.D., is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stanley N. Caroff, M.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Robert Kaiser, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and General Internal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

From the Back Cover

Because of reluctance to acknowledge a behavioral or psychiatric problem or a fear of social stigmatization, many patients with mental illness are likely to seek treatment from primary care practitioners rather than psychiatrists. Especially now with managed care requirements, the primary care practitioner is called upon to competently screen and possibly manage mental illnesses in patients before referring to a psychiatrist.

Concise Guide to Psychiatry for Primary Care Practitioners is designed as a quick reference to help primary care practitioners to better understand, diagnose, and initially manage mental illnesses. This easy-to-read manual represents the collaborative efforts of 17 experienced psychiatrists from a variety of specialties.

Specifically, the authors detail a practical approach to screening and managing psychiatric disorders. They discuss the most recent developments in psychopharmacology and list recommended dosages for medications. General guidelines for treatment of many psychiatric disorders are explained, and recommendations about when to refer patients to a psychiatrist are also provided.

This guide describes conditions likely to be encountered in the primary care setting, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and substance use disorders. It also covers other disorders frequently treated by primary care physicians, such as cognitive disorders, somatoform disorders, psychotic disorders, sexual disorders, sleep disorders, and eating disorders. Through use of case vignettes, Dr. Gliatto provides guidance on how to treat patients that can be difficult to manage and provides guidance for primary care physicians in anticipating and preventing both suicide and violence.

With more than 50 supplemental tables containing helpful summaries of diagnostic criteria, medications, and management techniques, this user-friendly guide is a practical on-the-job reference.

From the Inside Flap

Because of reluctance to acknowledge a behavioral or psychiatric problem or a fear of social stigmatization, many patients with mental illness are likely to seek treatment from primary care practitioners rather than psychiatrists. Especially now with managed care requirements, the primary care practitioner is called upon to competently screen and possibly manage mental illnesses in patients before referring to a psychiatrist.

Concise Guide to Psychiatry for Primary Care Practitioners is designed as a quick reference to help primary care practitioners to better understand, diagnose, and initially manage mental illnesses. This easy-to-read manual represents the collaborative efforts of 17 experienced psychiatrists from a variety of specialties.

Specifically, the authors detail a practical approach to screening and managing psychiatric disorders. They discuss the most recent developments in psychopharmacology and list recommended dosages for medications. General guidelines for treatment of many psychiatric disorders are explained, and recommendations about when to refer patients to a psychiatrist are also provided.

This guide describes conditions likely to be encountered in the primary care setting, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and substance use disorders. It also covers other disorders frequently treated by primary care physicians, such as cognitive disorders, somatoform disorders, psychotic disorders, sexual disorders, sleep disorders, and eating disorders. Through use of case vignettes, Dr. Gliatto provides guidance on how to treat patients that can be difficult to manage and provides guidance for primary care physicians in anticipating and preventing both suicide and violence.

With more than 50 supplemental tables containing helpful summaries of diagnostic criteria, medications, and management techniques, this user-friendly guide is a practical on-the-job reference.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880483458
• ISBN 13: 9780880483452
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Gliatto MD Michael F., Caroff MD Stanley N., Kaiser Robert M.