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Handbook of Psychiatric Disorders in Adults in the Primary Care Setting
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Edition:
- 1st Ed.
- Author:
- Robert Hudak; Jessica M. Gannon
- Publisher:
- Springer Nature
- ISBN:
- 978-3-03-098708-4
- Doody's Star Rating®:
- Score:
- 96
- Doody Core Title Score:
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- 2.2 (Family Medicine)
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This book provides non-psychiatric physicians, especially primary care physicians, with the tools to successfully diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders in their practices.
Primary care physicians are the largest prescribers of psychiatric medications in the US, where they also provide the bulk of psychiatric diagnoses and treatment, especially in traditionally underserved areas.
Every chapter is devoted to each of the major psychiatric disorders that a primary care physician is likely to encounter in clinical practice. They are formatted in a nearly identical way to make the text both easy to read and quickly peruse as a reference. Each chapter also includes a clinical description of the disorder, the proper method (including questions to ask, or screening tools, etc.) to make an accurate diagnosis, and differential diagnoses to consider. Additionally, appropriate treatment(s) for the diagnoses are indicated in a stepwise fashion. Chapters also contain information on medical tests that may be appropriate to order to rule out medical conditions, as well as details on proper routine health screening for individuals on specific medications and/or m
Primary care physicians are the largest prescribers of psychiatric medications in the US, where they also provide the bulk of psychiatric diagnoses and treatment, especially in traditionally underserved areas.
Every chapter is devoted to each of the major psychiatric disorders that a primary care physician is likely to encounter in clinical practice. They are formatted in a nearly identical way to make the text both easy to read and quickly peruse as a reference. Each chapter also includes a clinical description of the disorder, the proper method (including questions to ask, or screening tools, etc.) to make an accurate diagnosis, and differential diagnoses to consider. Additionally, appropriate treatment(s) for the diagnoses are indicated in a stepwise fashion. Chapters also contain information on medical tests that may be appropriate to order to rule out medical conditions, as well as details on proper routine health screening for individuals on specific medications and/or m
Details
- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Springer Nature
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Robert Hudak; Jessica M. Gannon
- ISBN:
- 978-3-03-098708-4
- Specialty:
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- Primary Care/Family Medicine/General Practice
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 1st Ed.
- Pages:
- 218
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Doody's Star Rating®:
- Score:
- 96
- Doody Core Title Score:
-
- 2.2 (Family Medicine)