Psych Notes: Clinical Pocket Guide

by Pedersen, Darlene D.

• ISBN13: 9781719645454
• ISBN10: 1719645450
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781719646543
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2021-08-26
• Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
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Summary

A Davis’s Notes Title
Perfect wherever you are…in class, in clinical, and in any practice setting! This handy guide delivers quick access to need-to-know information on DSM-5 disorders and treatments, psychotropic drugs, documentation, and patient education. No other resource delivers as much information in a format that’s as easy to read, easy to access, and fits in your pocket. 

• NEW! Content on PTSD, pandemics, COVID-19 and its impact on mental health
• NEW! Content on Telepsychiatry and Teletherapy
• NEW! Psychotropic medications, including Brexanolone IV, Deutetrabenazine, Valbenazine, Ketamine IV, Lumateperone, and Esketamine
  
• Coverage of documentation • psychiatric medications, restraints and seclusion • DSM-5 disorders and treatments • and patient education and care
• Basic behavioral theories at a glance
• Key aspects of psychiatric and crisis interventions
• General mental status assessments and exams, with focused assessments for adult and geriatric populations, including mini-cognitive assessment instrument for dementia and rating scale for Lewy Body diseases
• Essential information on psychotropic drugs
• Client/family education tables, tips, and strategies
• Cultural considerations and assessment tool
• Reusable mental health history, multiaxial assessment, CAGE, self-administered patient health questionnaires 2 and 9, and many other assessment tools
• Clinical Alerts throughout to provide practical on-the-spot advice
• HIPAA-compliant, write-on/wipe-off pages
• UPDATED & REVISED! All content thoroughly reviewed, revised, and updated to incorporate the newest knowledge in the field, including new drugs and drug updates.

Table of Contents

Tab 1.Basics
Tab 2.Assessment
Tab 3.Disorders/Interventions
Tab 4.Drugs/Labs
Tab 5.Drugs A-Z
Tab 6.Crisis
Tab 7.Geri
Tab 8.Tools/Index