Psychotic disorders : a practical guide / Oliver Freudenreich.
By: Freudenreich, Oliver
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BookSeries: Practical guides in psychiatry: Publisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2008Description: xiv, 274p. 19cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780781785433; 078178543X.Subject(s): Psychoses | Mental illness | Schizophrenia -- diagnosis | Schizophrenia -- therapy | Antipsychotic Agents -- therapeutic use | Psychotic Disorders -- diagnosis | Psychotic Disorders -- therapy | Clinical & internal medicine | Psychiatry | Health and WellbeingDDC classification: 616.89 FRE Summary: Using the conversational style and case vignettes found in all Practical Guides in Psychiatry titles, Dr. Freudenreich shows how to recognize psychotic signs and symptoms, arrive at a clinical diagnosis that explains the psychosis, and treat the disorder.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This new addition to the Practical Guides in Psychiatry series is a clinically oriented pocket guide to diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses. Using the conversational style and case vignettes found in all Practical Guides in Psychiatry titles, Dr. Freudenreich shows how to recognize psychotic signs and symptoms, arrive at a clinical diagnosis that explains the psychosis, and treat the disorder. Close attention is given to management of medical comorbidity, antipsychotic-induced side effects, and drug interactions. Coverage also includes prognostic considerations and forensic and social aspects of schizophrenia. Appendices contain pocket cards covering emergencies, rating scales, and wellness.
The Practical Guides in Psychiatry series provides quick, concise information for professionals on the front lines of mental health care. Written in an easy-to-read, conversational style, these invaluable resources take you through each step of the psychiatric care process, delivering fast facts and helpful strategies that help you provide effective and compassionate care to your patients.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Using the conversational style and case vignettes found in all Practical Guides in Psychiatry titles, Dr. Freudenreich shows how to recognize psychotic signs and symptoms, arrive at a clinical diagnosis that explains the psychosis, and treat the disorder.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Section I
- Psychotic Signs and Symptoms
- Psychosis Interview
- Section II Diagnosis And Differential Diagnosis Of Psychosis
- Delirium
- Drug-Induced Psychosis
- Secondary Schizophrenia
- Psychiatric Differential Diagnosis
- Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders
- Diagnosing Schizophrenia: Clinical Approach
- Section III Treatment Of Psychotic Disorders
- Emergency Management of Acute Psychosis
- Phase-specific Treatment of Schizophrenia
- Antipsychotics: Overview
- Antipsychotics: Motor Side Effects
- Antipsychotics: Non-Motor Side Effects
- Antipsychotics: Clinical Approach
- Ancillary Medications
- Drug Interactions
- Polypharmacy
- Psychological Treatments: The Patient
- Psychological Treatments: The Family
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation
- Section IV
- Morbidity and Mortality
- HIV-AIDS and Serious Mental Illness
- Dual Diagnosis
- Nicotine Dependence
- Refractory Psychosis and Clozapine
- Negative Symptoms
- Cognition in Schizophrenia
- Depression and Suicide
- Illness Insight and Medication Adherence
- Forensic Aspects of Schizophrenia Care
- Social Aspects of Schizophrenia Care
- Appendices
- Emergency Cards
- Assessment Scale Cards
- Wellness Cards
- Suggested Readings & Citations
- Index