Concise Guide to Computers in Clinical Psychiatry

Concise Guide to Computers in Clinical Psychiatry
Author: Carlyle H. Chan
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2002
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781585621002

It focuses on computer applications relevant to clinical psychiatric practice, including all the new tools for assimilating and managing the requisite knowledge, facilitating the required documentation, and providing clinical service.

Concise Guide to Evidence-Based Psychiatry

Concise Guide to Evidence-Based Psychiatry
Author: Gregory E. Gray
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2008-05-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1585626961

Concise Guide to Evidence-Based Psychiatry (EBP) is a must-have resource for informed decision-making in psychiatric practice today. This single, easy-to-use reference will enable practitioners to find answers to clinical questions, critically appraise articles, and apply the results of their findings to patients. This practical handbook provides quick access to EBP theories, tools, and methods. Concise Guide to Evidence-Based Psychiatry is a one-stop reference for using the literature to improve patient outcomes. Features include: Practical -- Filled with how-to information, Concise Guide to Evidence-Based Psychiatry outlines the latest techniques for accessing, assessing, and interpreting the literature. Easy to use -- Includes many tables of essential websites for finding reliable information on the Internet, best-practice strategies for searching the medical literature. Concise Guide to Evidence-Based Psychiatry fills an important role as the first EBP text for teaching residents, who are now required to develop such skills to meet the ACGME "practice-based learning and improvement" core competency. Special features for pedagogical use include suggestions for teaching EBP in residency programs, profuse examples from the psychiatric literature, and worksheets for the critical appraisal of clinical trials, diagnostic tests, epidemiologic studies, studies of prognosis, and more. Whether for self-study or use in residency programs, Concise Guide to Evidence-Based Psychiatry is the best resource available to help practitioners apply current research findings to their work with patients.

Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Text of Psychiatry

Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Text of Psychiatry
Author: Robert Boland
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 13606
Release: 2024-03-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1975175743

The gold standard reference for all those who work with people with mental illness, Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, edited by Drs. Robert Boland and Marcia L. Verduin, has consistently kept pace with the rapid growth of research and knowledge in neural science, as well as biological and psychological science. This two-volume eleventh edition offers the expertise of more than 600 renowned contributors who cover the full range of psychiatry and mental health, including neural science, genetics, neuropsychiatry, psychopharmacology, and other key areas.

International Handbook Of Psychiatry: A Concise Guide For Medical Students, Residents, And Medical Practitioners

International Handbook Of Psychiatry: A Concise Guide For Medical Students, Residents, And Medical Practitioners
Author: Laura Weiss Roberts
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 957
Release: 2013-03-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9814405620

This handbook will be a concise guide to important topics in psychiatry with an international focus. It constitutes a précis of the field of psychiatry with emphases on the therapeutic approach to the patient and on the proper diagnosis of major psychiatric disorders.All psychiatric diagnoses are encoded using both the US Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD). Treatment options for psychiatric disorders will include approaches used in developed nations in North America, Europe, Asia, as well as in the developing world. Furthermore an invaluable brief history of psychiatry allows readers to trace the beginnings of their chosen field and gain awareness of the ethical and legal contexts.This handbook will provide a comprehensive introduction to psychiatry appropriate for students, trainees, and practitioners seeking an international approach.

A Concise Guide to Understanding Suicide

A Concise Guide to Understanding Suicide
Author: Stephen H. Koslow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2014-09-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1139992422

Suicide rates continue to increase globally. The volume of research in this field has also expanded rapidly. In A Concise Guide to Understanding Suicide, leading researchers and clinicians provide a concise review of recent literature, report solutions achieved and give practical guidance for patient care to aid understanding and help prevent suicide. Each chapter is highly focused to provide pertinent information covering all major aspects of the field, from epidemiology and theories of causation through to treatment and prevention. This text will educate practising clinicians (psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, counsellors, and emergency room personnel) and other health care workers and researchers, as well as providing a pathway for undergraduate and graduate students interested in furthering their understanding of the complexities surrounding suicide. Further, mental health professionals and those in the social sciences will be extremely interested in this monograph, as will the University community, armed forces and interested lay public.

Clinical Management in Mental Health Services

Clinical Management in Mental Health Services
Author: Chris Lloyd
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2009-03-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1444309587

Clinical Management in Mental Health Services is a practical guide to the day to day operational management of mental health teams. It explores both the theoretical aspects of management plus strategies for dealing with the wide range of management issues faced by managers working in mental health. It looks at issues such as leading a multidisciplinary team, Communication and Public Relations, the importance of clinical supervision, evidence-based practice, and quality assurance. It addresses the issue of workload management, clinical information management, how to plan a budget and how to manage stress.

Concise Guide to Group Psychotherapy

Concise Guide to Group Psychotherapy
Author: Sophia Vinogradov
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1989
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780880483278

This guide examines the unique therapeutic value of group psychotherapy. Written for the clinician in need of concise, clinically relevant information, this book discusses how the patient-patient and the patient-therapist interactions in a group setting can affect changes in maladaptive behavior.

Kaplan & Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry

Kaplan & Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry
Author: Benjamin Sadock
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 2251
Release: 2016-12-19
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1496367472

Compact and easy to use, Kaplan & Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry, Fourth Edition is an authoritative, affordable text that provides must-know information in clinical psychiatry. Containing the most relevant clinical material from the best-selling Kaplan and Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry, Eleventh Edition, it offers step-by-step guidance on the clinical examination, the psychiatric report, medical assessment of the psychiatric patient, laboratory tests, and signs and symptoms, as well as all psychiatric and substance-related disorders, with special chapters on children, adolescents, and the elderly. It also covers special topics such as emergency psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, ethics, and palliative and end-of-life care.