Preceded by American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of psychosomatic medicine: psychiatric care of the medically ill / edited by James L. Levenson. 2nd ed. 2011.

This is a question-and-answer companion that allows you to evaluate your mastery of the subject matter. It is made up of approximately 390 questions divided into 39 individual quizzes each that correspond to chapters in the textbook.

Extensively updated this second edition again brings together a multinational group of distinguished contributors to address every aspect of psychiatric care in the medically ill. This book captures the diversity of the field, whose practitioners -- scholars, physicians, and clinicians of varied backgrounds -- represent a multiplicity of perspectives.

"Clinical Manual of Psychosomatic Medicine is designed to aid today's busy clinicians with bedside and office consultation. This manual, which presents the distilled wisdom of two highly experienced consultation-liaison psychiatrists, provides quick access to critical information on how to diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders in medical-surgical patients. Because the work of consultation-liaison psychiatrists has been proven to reduce mortality, morbidity, length of stay, and hospital costs in general hospital patients and medical-surgical outpatients, their role in ensuring the effective treatment of these patients is more vital than ever."--Résumé de l'éditeur

Rev. ed. of: Clinical manual of psychosomatic medicine / Michael G. Wise, James R. Rundell. 1st ed. c2005.

Foundations of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: The Bumpy Road to Specialization documents the development of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry from its inception to the present. The book draws on contributions from philosophy, physiology, psychoanalysis, epidemiology and other disciplines to define the broad scope of the field. Distinctions and similarities between Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine will be of interest to psychiatrists, social workers, and health psychologists, as well as students, residents, and fellows pursuing careers in these disciplines.

As a supplement to "The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry," the "Study Guide" provides readers the opportunity to evaluate and enhance their knowledge of consultation-liaison psychiatry. Bringing both academic and clinical expertise, the authors have compiled a useful, clinically focused guide. The "Study Guide to The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry" is organized into 44 concise chapters allowing the reader to easily pinpoint topics of particular interest or clinical relevance. Each chapter provides questions and answers pertinent to the topic as well as corresponding reference pages in the "Textbook," The "Study Guide" includes questions that test readers knowledge of C-L psychiatry, mental status examinations and diagnosis, guidelines for neuropsychological and psychological assessment, specific psychiatric disorders in general hospital patients, symptoms of other medical problems, and various treatment options. This reference aids psychiatrists in studying for subspecialties of the General Psychiatry Board Examinations, state licensing examinations, and national certifying examinations. It is as invaluable tool for assessing and strengthening knowledge about the practice of psychiatry in patients with other medical illness. This comprehensive resource will be of particular interest to medical students, residents, and other physicians-in-training during clinical C-L psychiatry rotations. For the established practitioner, it is an essential resource for continued medical education and clinical practice.

New edition of a text concerning the evaluation and treatment of medically ill patients who have psychiatric disorders. Editors Wise (psychiatry, Georgetown U. School of Medicine) and Rundell (psychiatry, Uniformed Services U. of the Health Sciences) and other leaders in consultation-liason psychiatry present 46 contributions structured around general principles which define essential clinical skills, including the ability to interpret findings in conjunction with modern technological tests and communicate those findings to other professionals; psychiatric and medical comorbidity and the psychiatric presentations of medical illnesses; the integral role of the consultation-liaison psychiatrist in highly specialized areas, such as transplantation; and the vast array of specific treatment modalities, with consideration of physiological and psychological responses of patients to advanced technologies and high-stress medical settings, as well as the interactions and psychotropic effects of medications. c

This authoritative reference surveys mind-body healing concepts and psychosomatic medicine in diverse countries and regions of the world. It provides practical insights on the Western division between medical and mental healing and useful information concerning recent efforts to bridge that enduring divide, particularly in the use of ancient and indigenous healing knowledge in psychosomatic practice. Coverage compares and contrasts current applications of psychosomatic medicine and/or consultation-liaison psychiatry as conducted in such representative countries as France, Britain, China, India, Argentina, Canada, and the United States. And the book predicts how this synthesis of traditions and advances will progress as it: Traces the history and development of psychosomatic medicine. Reviews contributions of traditional healing methods to psychosomatic medicine. Analyzes national styles of psychosomatic medicine as practiced in specific countries. Compares the status of psychosomatic medicine / consultation-liaison psychiatry in various countries. Considers the future of psychosomatic medicine as the field, and the world, evolves. Global Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry expands the knowledge base for psychiatrists, primary care physicians, psychiatric and primary care residents, medical students, behavioral medicine specialists, and others who are interested global and regional perspective on providing biopsychosocial care. It is also relevant for advanced students in health psychology and behavioral medicine, and for professionals in related health fields.