Handbook of Medicine in Psychiatry (eBook)

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

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2025 | 4., Fourth Edition
686 Seiten
American Psychiatric Association Publishing (Verlag)
979-8-89455-130-2 (ISBN)

Infos

As informative and rigorous as its predecessors, this fourth edition is uniquely accessible and practical. Updated to reflect the latest literature and consensus approaches, it provides a user-friendly knowledge base to deal with the most common medical conditions—vital signs, symptoms, and laboratory abnormalities—confronting clinicians in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings.

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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.

Autor

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.

Inhalt

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Abnormal vital signsChapter 1. FeverChapter 2. HypertensionChapter 3. Hypotension and orthostasisChapter 4. Abnormal heart ratePart II: Common somatic symptomsChapter 5. HeadacheChapter 6. SeizuresChapter 7. Falls and head traumaChapter 8. Syncope and unresponsivenessChapter 9. Chest painChapter 10. Shortness of breathChapter 11. EdemaChapter 12. Obstructive sleep apneaChapter 13. Abdominal pain and heartburnChapter 14. Nausea and vomitingChapter 15. Bowel habit changesChapter 16. Dysuria, incontinence and urinary retentionChapter 17. Changes in visual acuity, red eye and eye painPart III: Abnormal laboratory findingsChapter 18. Glucose dysregulationChapter 19. Electrolyte abnormalitiesChapter 20. Abnormal Thyroid FunctionChapter 21. Abnormal Liver functionChapter 22. Acute kidney injuryPart IV: Major adverse effects of psychotropic drugsChapter 23. QTc prolongation and torsades de pointesChapter 24. Myocarditis and CardiomyopathyChapter 25. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, serotonin syndrome and rhabdomyolysisChapter 26. Neutropenia and agranulocytosisChapter 27. Venous thromboembolismInterdisciplinary interventionsChapter 28. Cardiopulmonary emergenciesChapter 29. SepsisChapter 30. ObesityChapter 31. Agitation and deliriumChapter 32. Adverse events associated with electroconvulsive therapyChapter 33. Alcohol and substance use disordersChapter 34. Adolescent medicine topics for the mental health practitionerChapter 35. Geriatric medicine topics for the mental health practitionerChapter 36. The Assessment and Management of Racism in Psychiatric Settings

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.9.2025
• Zusatzinfo: 34 line drawings, 140 tables
• Verlagsort: Washington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• ISBN-13: 979-8-89455-130-2 / 9798894551302