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9780880481090

Pocket Reference for Psychiatrists

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  • ISBN13:

    9780880481090

  • ISBN10:

    0880481099

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1990-11-01
  • Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc

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This convenient reference includes diagnostic evaluation checklists, report outlines, and DSM-IV-TR information such as codes and drug doses. Enhanced by readily available references that give clinicians authoritative sources as starting points for more detailed study, this concise volume presents the expertise of 28 distinguished contributors in six sections: assessment, treatment, specialty areas, substance abuse, reports and prior authorization, and DSM-IV-TR and other assessment instruments.

Table of Contents

Notice to Readersp. vii
Prefacep. ix
Contributorsp. xi
Assessment
Psychiatric Historyp. 1
Psychiatric Review of Systemsp. 3
Mental Status Examinationp. 5
Laboratory Screen in Psychiatryp. 10
Brain Imaging in Psychiatryp. 11
Psychology Referrals: Consultation and Assessmentp. 17
Treatment
What to Tell a Patient About a Prescribed Medicationp. 33
Trade Name, Generic Name, and Pharmacologic Classp. 33
Drug Level Monitoringp. 41
Therapeutic Medicationsp. 42
Antipsychotic Medicationsp. 81
Antidepressant Medicationsp. 103
Mood Stabilizersp. 122
Benzodiazepine Medicationsp. 133
Central Nervous System (CNS) Stimulantsp. 137
[beta]-Adrenergic Blocking Agentsp. 138
Herbal Remediesp. 139
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)p. 147
Specialty Areas
Emergency Psychiatryp. 153
Forensic Psychiatryp. 160
Medical Psychiatryp. 164
Reproductive Psychiatryp. 192
Psychiatric Assessment of a Childp. 200
Geriatric Psychiatryp. 206
Eating Disordersp. 214
Sleep Disordersp. 218
Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse Interviewp. 223
Definition of Alcoholismp. 224
Detection of Drugs in Blood and Urinep. 226
Nicotine Dependencep. 234
Cannabisp. 236
Central Nervous System Depressantsp. 237
Central Nervous System Stimulantsp. 245
Hallucinogensp. 246
Opiatesp. 248
Volatile Inhalantsp. 255
Anticholinergicsp. 257
Reports and Prior Authorization
Reportsp. 259
Prior Authorizationp. 260
DSM-IV-TR and Other Assessment Instruments
DSM-IV-TR Classificationp. 263
Psychosocial and Environmental Problems (Axis IV)p. 283
Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale (Axis V)p. 285
The Holmes Social Readjustment Rating Scalep. 287
Indexp. 289
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