Massachusetts General Hospital Guide To Primary Care Psychiatry, Second Edition

Massachusetts General Hospital Guide To Primary Care Psychiatry, Second Edition

From the leading psychiatry department in the world, comes the Second Edition of this unique, symptom-oriented approach to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric diseases. Features coverage of all the salient features of psychiatric diseases as well as new emphasis on evidence-based algorithms, psychopharmacologic advances, and the pediatric patient.From the Back CoverThe authority of the Massachusetts General Hospital and the nation's top ranked psychiatry department is now at your fingertips. Designed for the busy primary care clinician, this manual helps to confirm psychiatric diagnoses, initiate treatment, and get advice on when to refer. To reduce jargon, chapters are co-authored by primary care professionals. For each syndrome and disorder, chapters review clinical signs and symptoms, give pointers on the patient interview, and advise on the range of therapeutic options. The revised and updated Second Edition features: *Practical symptom-and-therapy oriented approach *Quick guidance on common conditions such as depression, anxiety, and multiple somatic complaints *Management strategies for obsessions and compulsions, suicidal thinking, stress, domestic violence, and much more *Numerous tables and figures with a practical focus *Updates on psychopharmacological care *A focus on quality-of-life-enhancing strategies *Expert guidance on therapeutic complications *Cogent advice on approaches to patients *A new emphasis on evidence-based medicineAbout the AuthorTheodore A. Stern, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School Chief, Psychiatry Consultation Service Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA John Herman, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School Director of General Psychiatry Residency Training Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA Peter Slavin, M.D. Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Chief Medical Officer Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA