Psychiatric illnesses are common comorbidities among patients who are medically ill. Approximately 50% of patients who visit primary care physicians regularly are primarily affected by psychiatric problems. Many primary care physicians (including family physicians and general internists) and other nonpsychiatric specialist physicians encounter patients with psychiatric symptoms on a daily basis during their routine practice. Few nonpsychiatric physicians, however, feel comfortable managing psychiatric conditions. This pocketsized guide is designed to provide a concise, practical overview of the management and treatment of common psychiatric disorders, including such conditions as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders and schizophrenia.The book will feature an overview of the general practice of Psychiatry, including guidance on mental status examination and diagnosis, neuropsychological assessment, and psychotherapy, as well as a detailed section on psychiatric pharmacotherapies. The remaining chapters of the book are organized by symptombased presentations of patients to physicians, rather than by diseases or diagnosis, such as The Depressed Patient or The Insomniac Patient. This unique approach is highly practical and reflects realworld physician experience in clinical settings in assessing and managing psychiatric disorders.Each symptombased chapter will present a typical patient case followed by an outline of commonly seen symptoms, bedside assessments, diagnosis and...

Binding: Paperback;188 pages; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Classification: N/A; Weight: 313.23 g; Dimensions: N/A

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