Handbook of Medicine in Psychiatry

Peter Manu, Ava-Dawn Gabbidon, Eugene Grudnikoff (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

686 Seiten

2025 | Fourth Edition
American Psychiatric Association Publishing (Verlag)
979-8-89455-129-6 (ISBN)

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In 2006, the Handbook of Medicine in Psychiatry became a first-of-its-kind printed medical resource for psychiatrists in training or practice. Nearly two decades and three editions later, it remains an invaluable tool for health care professionals working at the intersection of medical and psychiatric conditions.

As informative and rigorous as its predecessors, this fourth edition is uniquely accessible and practical, providing a user-friendly knowledge base for dealing with the medical pathology of psychiatric patients, who often experience a higher burden of physical illnesses that can hinder their psychiatric treatment. Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest literature and consensus approaches, this guide describes the most common medical conditions confronting clinicians in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings.

For abnormal vital signs, such as fever and hypertension; somatic symptoms, including headache and seizures; laboratory abnormalities in thyroid and liver function, among others; and major adverse effects of psychotropic drugs, this volume addresses five key questions:

• Is the patient at risk of dying or severe disability within the next 24 hours?
• Does the patient require immediate intervention for a potentially life-threatening condition?
• Should the patient be transferred to an emergency medicine setting?
• Does the patient need urgent laboratory or radiological investigations or surgical consultations?
• Are changes to the current psychiatric treatment required?

Among the new features in this edition are chapters that address obesity and related metabolic abnormalities and sepsis, as well as sections highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and a team-based approach that includes psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and other health care professionals to improve patient outcomes. Each expert-authored chapter includes clinical vignettes, key points, and suggested readings.

Relevant for physicians, nurse practitioners and medical students, the Handbook of Medicine in Psychiatry will help readers understand the intricate relationship between medical and psychiatric disease and provide them with the tools and knowledge necessary to provide holistic and effective care.

Peter Manu, M.D., Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, New York; Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York. Ava-Dawn Gabbidon, M.D., Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, New York; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York. Eugene Grudnikoff, M.D., Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, New York; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York.

Preface
Acknowledgments

Part I: Abnormal vital signs

Chapter 1. Fever
Chapter 2. Hypertension
Chapter 3. Hypotension and orthostasis
Chapter 4. Abnormal heart rate

Part II: Common somatic symptoms

Chapter 5. Headache
Chapter 6. Seizures
Chapter 7. Falls and head trauma
Chapter 8. Syncope and unresponsiveness
Chapter 9. Chest pain
Chapter 10. Shortness of breath
Chapter 11. Edema
Chapter 12. Obstructive sleep apnea
Chapter 13. Abdominal pain and heartburn
Chapter 14. Nausea and vomiting
Chapter 15. Bowel habit changes
Chapter 16. Dysuria, incontinence and urinary retention
Chapter 17. Changes in visual acuity, red eye and eye pain

Part III: Abnormal laboratory findings

Chapter 18. Glucose dysregulation
Chapter 19. Electrolyte abnormalities
Chapter 20. Abnormal Thyroid Function
Chapter 21. Abnormal Liver function
Chapter 22. Acute kidney injury

Part IV: Major adverse effects of psychotropic drugs

Chapter 23. QTc prolongation and torsades de pointes
Chapter 24. Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 25. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, serotonin syndrome and rhabdomyolysis
Chapter 26. Neutropenia and agranulocytosis
Chapter 27. Venous thromboembolism
Interdisciplinary interventions
Chapter 28. Cardiopulmonary emergencies
Chapter 29. Sepsis
Chapter 30. Obesity
Chapter 31. Agitation and delirium
Chapter 32. Adverse events associated with electroconvulsive therapy
Chapter 33. Alcohol and substance use disorders
Chapter 34. Adolescent medicine topics for the mental health practitioner
Chapter 35. Geriatric medicine topics for the mental health practitioner
Chapter 36. The Assessment and Management of Racism in Psychiatric Settings

Erscheinungsdatum	18.11.2025
Zusatzinfo	34 Line drawings, black and white; 140 Tables, unspecified
Verlagsort	VA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
ISBN-13	979-8-89455-129-6 / 9798894551296
Zustand	Neuware