The Difficult-to-Treat Psychiatric Patient

by Dewan, Mantosh J.

• ISBN13: 9780880489492
• ISBN10: 0880489499
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING INC

Summary

In this book, expert contributors address the sequential clinical steps to be taken in treating difficult-to-treat psychiatric patients by offering a blend of evidence-based clinical recommendations, detailed case vignettes, treatment algorithms, and-when necessary to go beyond the reach of evidence-the clinical wisdom of leaders in the field.

Table of Contents

Contributors	xi
Introduction	1	(6)
Ronald W. Pies
Mantosh J. Dewan
The Difficult-to-Treat Patient With Bipolar Disorder	7	(34)
Frederick K. Goodwin
S. Nassir Ghaemi
The Difficult-to-Treat Patient With Schizophrenia	41	(40)
Ronald W. Pies
Mantosh J. Dewan
The Difficult-to-Treat Patient With Depression	81	(34)
Mantosh J. Dewan
Ronald W. Pies
The Difficult-to-Treat Patient With Anxiety Disorder	115	(34)
Suzanne M. Sutherland
K. Ranga Krishnan
The Difficult-to-Treat Patient With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	149	(30)
Elizabeth A. Hembree
Randall D. Marshall
Lee A. Fitzgibbons
Edna B. Foa
The Difficult-to-Treat Patient With Borderline Personality Disorder	179	(30)
Mary C. Zanarini
Kenneth R. Silk
The Difficult-to-Treat Patient With Dissociative Disorder	209	(34)
Richard P. Kluft
The Difficult-to-Treat Patient With Eating Disorder	243	(30)
Wendy A. Harris
Claire V. Wiseman
Susan Wagner
Katherine A. Halmi
The Difficult-to-Treat Patient With Substance Abuse	273	(26)
Mark Albanese
Edward Khantzian
The Difficult-to-Treat Patient With Dementia or Traumatic Brain Injury	299	(26)
Jeffrey L. Cummings
Ronald E. Saul
Tomoko Nakawatase
The Difficult-to-Treat Psychiatric Patient With Comorbid Medical Illness	325	(34)
David S. Harnett
Special Somatic Treatments	359	(34)
D.P. Devanand
Sarah H. Lisanby
Harold A. Sackeim
Summary: Clinical Wisdom in Psychiatry	393	(10)
Mantosh J. Dewan
Ronald W. Pies
Index	403