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.

The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry brings together clinical leaders in the field to share their knowledge, experience, and research. A group of almost 100 authors describe their clinical experience in the evaluation and treatment of psychiatric disorders in patients who have concomitant medical or surgical illness.

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 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.

Since the beginnings of consultation-liaison psychiatry 70 years ago, scientific knowledge about interrelations between psychological factors and medical illness has greatly advanced. Diagnosing and treating psychiatric comorbidity leads to an improved quality of life for patients as well as shorter hospitalizations and reduced costs. We can expect this subspecialty to grow exponentially in coming years as managed care continues to mandate cost-effective patient care. Based on "The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry," the "Essentials of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry" compiles indispensable information for the practitioner who treats patients with both psychiatric symptoms and medical or surgical conditions. The text's many contributors share their knowledge and clinical experience in the evaluation and treatment of a variety of specific medical and psychiatric disorders. This book reviews legal and ethical principles important in the psychiatric management of physically ill patients and provides guidelines for assessing patients' potential for suicidality, aggression, and agitation within a medical-surgical setting. It also examines how to care for geriatric, rehabilitation, and neurology patients as well as patients in primary care clinics, intensive care units, and the emergency department. This reference provides a detailed synopsis of psychopharmacology, including a review of psychiatric medications and their interactions with medications used in treating medical-surgical illness. Psychotherapy and behavioral treatments that are effective in treating medical illnesses are also examined. This text is a vital on-the-job tool forphysicians treating patients with concurrent psychiatric and medical-surgical conditions. It is a great resource for physicians as well as medical students.

"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