Textbook of Medical Psychiatry

The Textbook of Medical Psychiatry was written for the wide range of clinicians who grapple with the diagnostic and treatment challenges inherent in this clinical reality: medical and psychiatric illnesses do not occur in isolation from one another. Because assessment in these cases may be challenging, the book addresses general medical conditions that directly cause psychiatric illness and the medical differential diagnosis of common psychiatric illnesses. In addition, the book describes how the presentation and treatment of both psychiatric and medical disorders are modified by the presence of comorbid conditions. The editors, who are at the forefront of the field, have assembled an outstanding group of contributors, all of whom share the objective of helping psychiatrists, internists, neurologists, trainees, and other health care providers recognize the medical issues facing patients with psychiatric symptoms, and vice versa. Proper assessment and treatment are dependent on the skillful application of this knowledge. Written in down-to-earth, clinically grounded prose, this text Provides a comprehensive exploration of approaches to the patient, including perspectives from internists and neurologists on dealing with diagnostic uncertainty and special chapters on the neurological examination, cognitive testing, neuroimaging, laboratory testing, and toxicological syndromes. Presents a review of medical disorders that can directly or indirectly affect the clinical presentation and course of psychiatric disorders. Presents a review of psychiatric disorders that can be caused by medical illnesses or affect the clinical presentation and course of medical disorders. Includes chapters on pain, insomnia, and somatoform disorders, conditions that accompany many psychiatric and medical illnesses and that fall in the boundary between these practice settings. In clinics and offices every day, physicians encounter patients whose presentations are atypical or whose symptoms are not responsive to usual care. When facing the challenges of accurately assessing complicated symptoms and managing the care of complex patients, clinicians often seek advice from colleagues whose perspectives and expertise they trust. The chapters in the Textbook of Medical Psychiatry can be consulted in much the same fashion, expanding clinicians' knowledge base and helping them to more effectively diagnose and care for their patients. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Content Contributors Foreword Introduction: The Importance of Medical–Psychiatric Illness PART I Approach to the Patient 1 An Internist’s Approach to the Neuropsychiatric Patient 2 The Neurological Examination for Neuropsychiatric Assessment 3 The Bedside Cognitive Examination in Medical Psychiatry 4 Neuroimaging, Electroencephalography, and Lumbar Puncture in Medical Psychiatry 5 Toxicological Exposures and Nutritional Deficiencies in the Psychiatric Patient PART II Psychiatric Considerations in Medical Disorders 6 Cardiovascular Disease 7 Endocrine Disorders and Their Psychiatric Manifestations 8 Inflammatory Diseases and Their Psychiatric Manifestations 9 Infectious Diseases and Their Psychiatric Manifestations 10 Gastroenterological Disease in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders 11 Renal Disease in Patients With Psychiatric Illness 12 Neurological Conditions and Their Psychiatric Manifestations 13 Cancer: Psychiatric Care of the Oncology Patient 14 Dermatology: Psychiatric Considerations in the Medical Setting 15 Women’s Mental Health and Reproductive Psychiatry PART III Medical Considerations in Psychiatric Disorders 16 Neurodevelopmental Disorders 17 Psychotic Disorders Due to Medical Illnesses 18 Catatonia in the Medically Ill Patient 19 Mood Disorders Due to Medical Illnesses 20 Anxiety and Related Disorders: Manifestations in the General Medical Setting 21 Substance Use Disorders in the Medical Setting 22 Neurocognitive Disorders PART IV Conditions and Syndromes at the Medical–Psychiatric Boundary 23 Chronic Pain 24 Insomnia 25 Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders Index Back Cover "The Textbook of Medical Psychiatry focuses on medical disorders that can directly cause or affect the clinical presentation and course of psychiatric disorders. Clinicians who work primarily in psychiatric settings, as well as those who practice in medical settings but who have patients with co-occurring medical and psychiatric illnesses or symptoms, can benefit from a careful consideration of the medical causes of psychiatric illnesses. The editors, authorities in the field, have taken great care both in selecting the book's contributors, who are content and clinical experts, and in structuring the book for maximum learning and usefulness. The first section presents a review of approaches to diagnosis, including medical, neurological, imaging, and laboratory examination and testing. The second section provides a tour of medical disorders that can cause psychiatric symptoms or disorders, organized by medical disease category. The third section adopts the same format as the second, offering a review of psychiatric disorders that can be caused or exacerbated by medical disorders, organized by psychiatric disorder types. The final section contains chapters on conditions that fall at the boundary between medicine and psychiatry. Even veteran clinicians may find it challenging to diagnose and treat patients who have co-occurring medical and psychiatric disorders or symptoms. The comprehensive knowledge base and clinical wisdom contained in the Textbook of Medical Psychiatry makes it the go-to resource forevaluating and managing these difficult cases"-- Provided by publisher. "The Textbook of Medical Psychiatry focuses on medical disorders that can directly cause or affect the clinical presentation and course of psychiatric disorders. Clinicians who work primarily in psychiatric settings, as well as those who practice in medical settings but who have patients with co-occurring medical and psychiatric illnesses or symptoms, can benefit from a careful consideration of the medical causes of psychiatric illnesses. The editors, authorities in the field, have taken great care both in selecting the book's contributors, who are content and clinical experts, and in structuring the book for maximum learning and usefulness. The first section presents a review of approaches to diagnosis, including medical, neurological, imaging, and laboratory examination and testing. The second section provides a tour of medical disorders that can cause psychiatric symptoms or disorders, organized by medical disease category. The third section adopts the same format as the second, offering a review of psychiatric disorders that can be caused or exacerbated by medical disorders, organized by psychiatric disorder types. The final section contains chapters on conditions that fall at the boundary between medicine and psychiatry. Even veteran clinicians may find it challenging to diagnose and treat patients who have co-occurring medical and psychiatric disorders or symptoms. The comprehensive knowledge base and clinical wisdom contained in the Textbook of Medical Psychiatry makes it the go-to resource for evaluating and managing these difficult cases"-- Provided by publisher