Clinical Consult to Psychiatric Mental Health Care

This quick reference serves as an authoritative clinical guide to diagnostic treatment and monitoring recommendations for patients with mental disorders in the primary care setting. It offers fast and efficient access to evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines for managing psychiatric and mental health conditions. The book guides family and adult advanced practice nurses in making clinical decisions that are supported by the best available evidence, reflecting current research and expert consensus. Additionally, researchers may use this book to identify important clinical questions where more research could be conducted to improve treatment decision making. This comprehensive text is organized by major diagnostic categories, such as anxiety disorders, with specific diagnoses organized alphabetically within each category. It supports informed practice, which increases confidence in differential diagnosis, safe and effective treatment decision making, reliable treatment monitoring and, ultimately, improved patient outcomes. Additionally, DSM-IV-TR diagnostic standard summaries and ICD-9 codes are incorporated for use in the clinical setting. It is an essential resource in everyday practice for all health care providers. 2011 AJN Book of the Year Winner in Mental Health!This quick reference serves as an authoritative clinical guide to diagnostic treatment and monitoring recommendations for patients with mental disorders in the primary care setting. It offers fast and efficient access to evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines for managing psychiatric and mental health conditions. The book guides family and adult advanced practice nurses in making clinical decisions that are supported by the best available evidence, reflecting current research and expert consensus. Additionally, researchers may use this book to identify important clinical questions where more research could be conducted to improve treatment decision making.This comprehensive text is organized by major diagnostic categories, such as anxiety disorders, with specific diagnoses organized alphabetically within each category. It supports informed practice, which increases confidence in differential diagnosis, safe and effective treatment decision making, reliable treatment monitoring and, ultimately, improved patient outcomes. Additionally, DSM-IV-TR diagnostic standard summaries and ICD-9 codes are incorporated for use in the clinical setting. It is an essential resource in everyday practice for all health care providers. The psychiatric interview and diagnosis Psychotherapeutic management Behavioral therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and psychoanalysis Principles of psychiatric emergency management Behavioral and psychological disorders in the elderly Substance use disorders Psychotic disorders Mood disorders Anxiety disorders Obsessive-compulsive disorder Somatoform disorders Dissociative disorders Sexual dysfunction Paraphilias Eating disorders Personality disorders Sleep disorders Disorders presenting in infancy or early childhood (0-5 years of age) Disorders presenting in middle childhood (6-11 years of age) or adolescence (12-18 years of age). This comprehensive text is organized by major diagnostic categories, such as anxiety disorders, with specific diagnoses organized alphabetically within each category. It supports informed practice, which increases confidence in differential diagnosis, safe and effective treatment decision making, reliable treatment monitoring and, ultimately, improved patient outcomes. Additionally, DSM-IV-TR diagnostic standard summaries and ICD-9 codes are incorporated for use in the clinical setting. It is an essential resource in everyday practice for psychiatric mental health care providers -Provides a thorough overview of clinical features and symptoms, including dementia, substance abuse, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, narcolepsy, and more -Evaluates interventions commonly used to treat specific disorders, for example, psychotic, mood, anxiety, and dissociative disorders -Assesses and monitors the efficacy and risks of available medications --Book Jacket -Discusses the development of an individualized treatment plan