Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of General Hospital Psychiatry: Expert Consult - Online and Print

Recognized as the "gold standard" in consultation psychiatry, the newest edition of this handbook is an authoritative, compact, and affordable resource for psychiatrists, residents, and non-psychiatric medical staff. Written by members of the prestigious MGH Department of Psychiatry, it contains practical advice and strategies for diagnosing and treating the most common psychiatric problems seen in the general hospital setting. For the psychiatrist, it remains a practical guide to cognitive, behavioural, and psychopharmacological tools needed to diagnose patients and to advise non-psychiatrists. For the primary care provider, it provides basic psychiatric information to assist in care of medical patients under psychiatric care or who have a psychiatric dimension to their illness. Features the expertise of clinicians, teachers, and researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital. Provides cognitive and behavioral strategies that practitioners at all levels can use. Presents practical guidance on drugs and their side effects, along with recommendations for alternative drug therapies. Discusses how to manage difficult, hypochondriacal, and somatoform and conversion patients. Features 20 brand-new chapters that discuss such key issues as end-of-life • geriatric considerations • eating disorders • genetics • behavioral medicine and hypnosis • and complementary medicine and natural medications. Presents updated and expanded material on psychopharmacology and drug/drug interactions. Offers advice on how to avoid critical errors.
ASIN: 0323027679
VSKU: RDV.0323027679.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Theodore A. Stern|Gregory Fricchione|Ned H. Cassem|Jerrold F. Rosenbaum|Michael S. Jellinek
Binding: Hardcover
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Condition Notes: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.