Full Description
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.
Contents
SECTION I:INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOSISPsychotic Signs and SymptomsPsychosis InterviewDeliriumDrug-Induced PsychosisSecondary SchizophreniaPsychiatric Differential DiagnosisSchizophrenia-Spectrum DisordersDiagnosing Schizophrenia: Clinical ApproachEmergency Management of Acute PsychosisPhase-specific Treatment of SchizophreniaAntipsychotics: OverviewAntipsychotics: Motor Side EffectsAntipsychotics: Non-Motor Side EffectsAntipsychotics: Clinical ApproachAncillary MedicationsDrug InteractionsPolypharmacyPsychological Treatments: The PatientPsychological Treatments: The FamilyPsychiatric RehabilitationSECTION IV:PROGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR PSYCHOTIC DISORDERSMorbidity and MortalityHIV-AIDS and Serious Mental IllnessDual DiagnosisNicotine DependenceRefractory Psychosis and ClozapineNegative SymptomsCognition in SchizophreniaDepression and SuicideIllness Insight and Medication AdherenceForensic Aspects of Schizophrenia CareSocial Aspects of Schizophrenia CareAPPENDICESEmergency CardsAssessment Scale CardsWellness CardsSuggested Readings & CitationsIndex
