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 ...
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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.
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