Table of Contents: Diagnosis and classification Interviewing and assessment Neurodevelopmental (child) disorders Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders Mood disorders Anxiety disorders Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders Trauma- and stressor-related disorders Dissociative disorders Somatic symptom disorders Feeding and eating disorders Sleep-wake disorders Sexual dysfunction, gender dysphoria, and paraphilias Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders Substance-related and addictive disorders Neurocognitive disorders Personality disorders Psychiatric emergencies Legal issues Behavioral, cognitive, and psychodynamic treatments Somatic treatments.

This Pocket Guide to Psychiatry is a composition of notes from my training in Medicine, Residency and Board Exam Preparation. The information contained is pertinent to all fields related to patient care and psychiatry ranging from Social Workers, Nurses, PAs, to NP, Medical Students, Residents and practicing Physicians. It is a great synopsis for reviewing material, quick reference in every day practice and board preparation. Topics range from psychiatric assessments, most common diagnosis, treatment formulation, neurotransmitter physiology, psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and other related topics. Unique subjects such as billing, EMR templates, and p450 enzyme interaction is also covered.

Best Practices in Community Mental Health: A Pocket Guide is a quick reference guide to best practices that are essential for providing comprehensive, holistic care. Intended for use across a wide range of disciplines within mental health-social work, counseling, psychiatric nursing and rehabilitation, public psychiatry-the pocket guide offers a well-rounded foundation of services that can be adapted to each practice setting. This comprehensive but compact overview lends itself well to in-service trainings and makes an ideal companion for students in mental health internships and practicums. The accessible, actionable format spares busy professionals the need to hunt through long textbooks and articles for the information they need right away. This pocket guide is the first book of its kind to compile such a diverse set of practices, providing essential theory and background for each one, along with a review of available evidence, steps for implementation, and strategies for assessment and evaluation. Each chapter opens with a case study that provides an insider's perspective and closes with a glossary and links to online resources.

This handy Pocket Guide is a practical clinical reference for both psychiatric nurses and nursing students. Organized according to the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model of health and wellness, the guide provides an arsenal of clinical tools to help you carefully conceptualize, plan, and document nursing care actions. Initial chapters offer a refresher of basic psychiatric care planning concepts useful for any patient, in any treatment setting. The remainder of the book provides a troubleshooting guide to specific psychiatric nursing care problems with dozens of treatment plan summaries and various other tools for the biological and sociological assessment of patients. The new edition includes the latest ANA psychiatric nursing standards for nursing care; NANDA and DSM-IV-TR diagnoses to provide nursing and medical perspectives of care; new summary tables of evidence-based treatments and evidence-based algorithms; and the new information on psychotropic medications, somatic treatments, and alternative therapies. Focuses on the essentials of psychiatric nursing and is organized around the nursing process, thus providing assistance with conceptualizing, planning, and documenting nursing care Nursing treatment plan summaries are featured throughout Part II Applying Principles in Nursing Practice, to provide for the clinical application of the nursing process to specific nursing care problems Psychiatric nursing care organized according to the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model of health and wellness, which is based on the stress-adaptation model Features unique Nurse Alert boxes that offer practical guidance and advice Includes valuable tools for the biological and sociocultural assessment of the psychiatric patient A Patient or Family Education Plan is included in each clinical chapter Offers the latest information on psychotropic drugs Both DSM-IV-TR medical and NANDA nursing diagnoses are provided, enabling the nurse to maintain a nursing focus while understanding the relationship with a medical approach "Your Internet Connection" listing web sites related to the focus of the chapters Presents nursing care according to the latest ANA psychiatric nursing standards Cites DSM text revision (DSM-IV-TR) material New tables summarize evidence based treatments of psychiatric disorders Includes evidence based algorithms that direct clinical care for psychiatric patients Offers updated content on all psychiatric disorders and interventions Contains latest information on psychotropic medications, somatic treatments, and alternative therapies

From the creator of The Pocket Guide to Psychiatry, this edition is a composition of clinically relevant notes from my training in Medicine, Residency and Board Exam Preparation. The information contained is pertinent to all fields related to patient care and psychiatry ranging from Social Workers, Nurses, PAs, NP, Medical Students, Residents and practicing Physicians. It is a great synopsis for reviewing material, quick reference in every day practice. Topics range from psychiatric assessments, most common diagnosis, treatment formulation, neurotransmitter physiology, psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, billing codes and much more. Unique subjects such as billing, EMR templates, and p450 enzyme interaction is also covered.see uploaded images for more information or find exerts on facebook.

Building on the best-selling Pocket Guide to the DSM-5 Diagnostic Exam, The DSM-5® Pocket Guide for Child and Adolescent Mental Health teaches readers how to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan for this patient population. Because these patients are more likely to initiate mental health treatment in a primary care rather than specialty care setting, the authors pay particular attention to the practical exigencies of the primary care setting. Accordingly, chapters are devoted to topics such as diagnostically interviewing around different chief complaints; performing 15- and 30-minute versions of the diagnostic interview; recognizing developmental milestones and red flags for referral, and more. The book's structure is flexible, affording readers the freedom to read sections in their entirety for background or to use the guide on the fly, as with interview questions for specific diagnoses. The book is an essential reference for primary care physicians, pediatricians, residents in training, and general psychiatrists, and other practitioners caring for children and adolescents experiencing mental distress and mental illness. The authors have designed the book with a variety of useful features: Multiple tables and figures make expert advice readily accessible, including tables for developmental milestones, common clinical concerns, and medications. Brief supplements to the diagnostic interview are presented, including an easy-to-use summary of DSM-5 disorders, a stepwise approach to differential diagnosis, the mental status examination and a psychiatric glossary, DSM-5-related diagnostic tools and scales, and coverage of alternative diagnostic systems and rating scales. A seven-step sequential framework for generating a differential diagnosis helps clinicians develop their clinical decision-making skills and ensure that they take into account the many and interrelated causes of mental disorders. Initial psychosocial recommendations are included for such topics as sleep hygiene and behavior management. Recognizing that clinicians need to use DSM-5 criteria and evidence-based treatment protocols to formulate treatment plans, the authors designed this book for all levels of experience. Direct, practical, and informative, The DSM-5® Pocket Guide for Child and Adolescent Mental Health will enable readers to efficiently and effectively use DSM-5 as part of a comprehensive diagnostic interview and treatment planning.

Now with DSM-5 Content! This pocket guide delivers quick access to need-to-know information on basic behavioral theories, key aspects of psychiatric and crisis interventions, mental status assessments and exams, mental health history and assessment tools, and so much more.

2 BOOKS IN ONE 1. Practical diagnoses to create a care plan 2. Up-to-date coverage of the latest psychotropic medications Here’s the most complete and easy-to-use resource on how to develop practical, individualized plans of care for psychiatric and mental health patients. It’s the perfect quick reference now for clinical rotations…and later for practicing nurses. This Pocket Guide is really two books in one! The first half provides the diagnostic information needed to create a care plan; the second half covers the safe prescription and administration of psychotropic medications. And, the concepts can be applied in a variety of healthcare settings…from in-patient hospitalization through the outpatient clinic…to home health and private practice. This quick reference book is the perfect complement to your core psych text – either Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing or Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. See what students and practitioners are saying online about the previous edition… Nursing Student Psych Nurse must-have. “This was a must-have for my clinical rotation for psychiatric nursing. Fit in my pant pocket. Super useful for nursing diagnoses and concept maps that were required. Has "evidenced by", "goals", "interventions" and "outcomes" -- plus describes all the different conditions! I want one for all my rotations!”—Elle, Online Reviewer Excellent updated, comprehensive information. “Great, comprehensive overview. Love that so much is packed into this volume without adding bulk.”—Barbara R., Online Reviewer

The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of this popular handbook includes all the newest drugs used to treat psychiatric disorders. Each chapter provides complete information on preparation and dosages; indications; use in children, elderly persons, and pregnant and nursing women;adverse reactions; and drug-drug interactions. To help physicians recognize and prescribe medications, the book presents color plates of all major drugs and indicates the forms and dosages in which they are available. Front-of-book tables identify chapters where each drug is discussed, and drugs used for each disorder. Also included is a tabular listing of toxic and lethal doses of each drug, symptoms of overdose, and emergency management measures.