Psychiatric Presentations In General Practice

Author : Anju Kuruvilla KS Jacob
Publisher : Byword Books Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 8181930568
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychiatric Presentations in General Practice -- A Guide to Holistic Management written by Anju Kuruvilla KS Jacob and published by Byword Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical schools currently use specialist perspectives on psychiatric disorders to train physicians, nurses and health professionals. The focus of such an approach is on transmission of knowledge rather than skills. This results in a lack confidence among non-psychiatric health professionals, which reduces their ability to manage common mental health conditions in primary care and secondary hospitals. This book is a practical guide to common mental health conditions encountered in general medical practice. It includes simple guidelines and a systematic approach to identifying, assessing and managing such problems in adults and children. The book also incorporates patient information leaflets as well as guidance for the clinician as to when patients should be referred to a psychiatrist for specialist management. The target readership includes medical, nursing and paramedical students, general practitioners, non-psychiatric physicians and counsellors.

Author : Richard C. W. Hall
Publisher : Sp Scientific & Medical Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychiatric Presentations of Medical Illness written by Richard C. W. Hall and published by Sp Scientific & Medical Books. This book was released on 1980 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : R C W Hall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789401176781
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychiatric Presentations of Medical Illness written by R C W Hall and published by . This book was released on 1980-12-31 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Shepherd
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychiatric Illness in General Practice written by Michael Shepherd and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1981 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Antoinette Ambrosino Wyszynski
Publisher : American Psychiatric Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Case Approach to Medical-psychiatric Practice written by Antoinette Ambrosino Wyszynski and published by American Psychiatric Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Case Approach to Medical-Psychiatric Practice" represents an unapologetic attempt to reinstate consultation-liaison psychiatry as a medical discipline. Intended as a teaching instrument rather than a comprehensive textbook, this volume presents case discussions that accurately capture the problem-oriented bedside world of medical-psychiatric practice. Psychiatrists at all stages of experience-from the resident to the seasoned practitioner-will find this book to be an invaluable guide to the complex clinical dilemmas encountered in hospital settings. The focus is on the differential diagnosis and pharmacological management of patients with medical conditions-for example, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, cancer, delirium, gastrointestinal conditions, alcoholism with cirrhosis, kidney disease, HIV infection-who develop concurrent psychiatric problems. A consultation-liaison guide to DSM-IV is included, and guidelines for identifying and managing these disorders and their symptoms are provided. There are chapters on managing steroid-induced psychiatric syndromes, treating gynecological patients including breast cancer patients, and working with psychiatric illness during pregnancy. Each chapter contains case presentations followed by multiple-choice questions designed to challenge the reader's knowledge and ingenuity in responding to real-life clinical quandaries. The comprehensive literature reviews and discussion provided for each topic can be used by readers to expand their knowledge in areas of interest. Numerous appendixes serve as concise pull-out summaries for handy bedside reference. Reviews are clearly organized and extensively cross-referenced, making thisbook not only an exceptional learning tool but also an excellent resource for further study.

Author : K. S. Jacob
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1315350319
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychiatric Presentations in General Practice written by K. S. Jacob and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical schools currently use specialist perspectives on psychiatric disorders to train physicians, nurses and health professionals. This results in a lack confidence among non-psychiatric health professionals, which reduces their ability to manage common mental health conditions in primary care and secondary hospitals. This book is a practical guide to common mental health conditions encountered in general medical practice.

Author : David M. Taylor
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119554241
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry written by David M. Taylor and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to improve your assessment, investigation, and management of physical health conditions in people with severe mental illness The Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry offers psychiatric and general practitioners an evidence-based and practical guide for the appropriate assessment, investigation, and management of common physical health conditions seen in people with severe mental illness. Written by a renowned team of respected experts in medicine, surgery, pharmacy, dietetics, physiotherapy, and psychiatry, the book bridges the gap between psychiatric and physical health services for the severely mentally ill. The Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry also provides practitioners with expert guidance on making effective referrals to other medical and surgical subspecialties, telling readers what information subspecialties would expect to receive. Its use will improve the quality of clinical care received by mentally ill patients and, by promoting a holistic approach to treatment that considers both body and mind, will enhance the therapeutic relationship between patient and practitioner. The Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry covers the following: Guidance on assessment and management of well over a hundred different medical and surgical presentations commonly seen in people with serious mental illness Management of physical health emergencies in a psychiatric setting Evidence-based approaches to management of physical side effects of psychiatric medications Advice on approaches to promote a healthy lifestyle in people with serious mental illness, such as smoking cessation and changes to diet and physical activity Perfect for both psychiatrists and general practitioners who wish to improve the quality of care they provide to people with serious mental illness, The Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry will be of use to anyone setting out to navigate the divide between the treatment of psychiatric and physical health conditions.

Author : J. Pollitt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400931913
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychiatric Emergencies in Family Practice written by J. Pollitt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crises are not a feature of depressive illness; but this illness needs to be considered in the diagnoses of three acute emergencies: the agitated patient, the withdrawn patient and the suicidal patient. A. The agitated patient. Restless, anguished, phrenetic and impor tunate behaviour. Differential diagnoses include hypomania, acute anxiety and grief, hysteria, drug intoxication, thyrotoxicosis, cerebrovascular accident or cerebral tumour. Agitated depression carries a relatively high risk of suicide. Management usually requires admission and use of adequate doses of antidepressant and neuroleptic drugs, and often ECT. B. The withdrawn patient who avoids social contacts and obligations and is often slowed up in mind and body. Differential diagnoses in clude schizophrenia, CVA or tumour, hysteria and semi-coma includ ing drug intoxication. Withdrawn and retarded patients with depres sive illness are at risk of failing to eat or care for themselves. C. The suicidal patient. May present as unexpected, inexplicable coma; a badly cut patient may be confused by the doctor with acci dent or assault. The immediate emergency is medical or surgical: treatment is for coma, bleeding or asphyxia, and requires immediate admission to casualty. The first presentation of depression is always a minor emergency as it may be the only attempt the patient makes to see a doctor. Diagnosis must be positive, based on the recognition of depres sive features, not negative, based on the exclusion of other dis eases. The cardinal symptoms of depressive illness: 1. Disturbed sleep pattern. 2. Change in appetite for food.

Author : Paul Summergrad
Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
ISBN 13 : 1615372822
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Textbook of Medical Psychiatry written by Paul Summergrad and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : David Semple
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199567744
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry and Emergencies in Psychiatry Pack written by David Semple and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009-04-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry and Emergencies in Psychiatry pack represents excellent value. The combination of practical advice and background information with an easily accessible guide in emergencies presents a unique package essential to every doctor with an interest in psychiatry. The Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry provides comprehensive coverage of all major psychiatric conditions and sub-specialties. It is aimed at psychiatric trainees and medical students studying psychiatry, trainees entering individual psychiatric sub-specialties, consultant psychiatrists, general practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who come into contact with psychiatric patients. It provides detailed and practical advice on the management of psychiatric disorders, in-depth coverage of psychiatric assessment, psychopathology, evidence-based practice, mental health and capacity legislation in the British Isles, difficult and urgent situations, transcultural psychiatry, and therapeutic issues. The new edition features a completely updated legal section with coverage of the new English mental health act, updated coverage of the Scottish mental health act, and new coverage of incapacity legislation in England, Wales, and Scotland, a completely updated section on schizophrenia, and the addition of new drugs and new clinical guidances from recognized institutions such as NICE. It also includes specialist chapters on learning disabilities, psychotherapy, and child psychiatry reviewed and revised by specialist registrars currently working in the fields. This book is internally cross-referenced and has both key references to important papers and to further information resources. As well as being indexed alphabetically, it is also indexed by ICD-10/DSM-IV coes, and there is a quick index for acute presentations. This handbook is practical and directive in style, designed to provide portable reassurance to doctors beginning psychiatry. There is helpful advice for the management of difficult and urgent situations, and the text is peppered with clinical observations on the practice of clinical psychiatry and guidance based upon the experience of the authors. Emergencies in Psychiatry provides a practical and problem-oriented accessible guide for those who have to deal with psychiatric emergencies. This book contains guidance on how to assess and manage these emergencies and how to maneuver successfully through the practical difficulties that may arise, while also avoiding medical, psychiatric, and legal pitfalls. A variety of specific emergencies and emergencies in different settings are covered, such as aggression and violence, victims of abuse, emergencies related to drug addiction, people with learning disabilities, and emergencies in old age age psychiatry and primary care.