Full Description
Clinical Decision Making in Psychiatry is a practical guide developed to assist clinicians in navigating complex psychiatric decisions through structured, algorithm-driven frameworks.
The book offers a unique blend of evidence-based practices and real-world insights contributed by experienced clinicians.
Covering key challenges in psychiatric diagnosis, treatment planning, and long-term management (including treatment-resistant conditions and comorbidities), the text provides decision-making algorithms that present clear, step-by-step pathways for integrating clinical data with available treatment options.
Intended for a broad spectrum of mental health professionals, this resource aims to promote evidence-informed, flexible, and compassionate psychiatric care.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Assessment of Difficult-to-Treat Depression
Chapter 2 - Management of Difficult-to-Treat Depression
Chapter 3 - Pharmacological Management of Depression: How to Decide for Switching or Augmentation
Chapter 4 - How to Choose a Tricyclic Antidepressant
Chapter 5 - Rational Antidepressant Polypharmacy
Chapter 6 - How and When to Stop Treatment in Depressive Disorders
Chapter 7 - When and How to Use Ketamine in Clinical Practice?
Chapter 8 - Management of Difficult to Treat Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Chapter 9 - Management of Difficult to Treat Social Anxiety Disorder
Chapter 10 - Management of Difficult to Treat Somatic Symptom Disorder
Chapter 11 - Differential Diagnosis of Panic Attacks
Chapter 12 - Management of Difficult to Treat Panic Disorder
Chapter 13 - Differential Diagnoses of Obsessions
Chapter 14 - Management of Difficult-to-Treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Chapter 15 - Management of Comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 16 - Management of Difficult-to-Treat Mania
Chapter 17 - Management of Difficult-to-Treat Bipolar Depression
Chapter 18 - Management of Difficult-to-Treat Mixed Episode
Chapter 19 - Management of Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 20 - Antidepressant-induced Affective Switch
Chapter 21 - How to manage Premenstrual Mood Syndromes?
Chapter 22 - Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Insomnia
Chapter 23 - Assessment and Treatment of Sleep Disturbance in Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 24 - Management of Positive Symptoms in Schizophrenia
Chapter 25 - Treatment of Difficult-to-Treat Auditory Hallucination
Chapter 26 - Management of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia
Chapter 27 - Management of Aggression in Schizophrenia
Chapter 28 - Management of Catatonia
Chapter 29 - Management of Delusional Disorder
Chapter 30 - Rational Antipsychotic Polypharmacy: When, Where and How to Use?
Chapter 31 - How and When to Stop Treatment for Psychotic Disorders
Chapter 32 - Management of Nicotine Dependence Comorbid with Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 33 - Management of Nicotine Dependence Comorbid with Psychotic Disorders
Chapter 34 - Management of Cannabis Use Disorder Comorbid with Psychotic and Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 35 - Approach to Delirium - Diagnosis and Management
Chapter 36 - Differential Diagnosis of Dementia
Chapter 37 - Pharmacological Management of Cognitive Symptoms of Dementia
Chapter 38 - Pharmacological Management of Non-Cognitive Symptoms of Dementia
Chapter 39 - How to Assess Suicidal Behaviour?
Chapter 40 - Management of Suicidal Behaviour
Chapter 41 - Management of Acute Gastrointestinal Side Effects of Antidepressants
Chapter 42 - Management of Treatment-Emergent Sexual Dysfunction due to Antidepressants
Chapter 43 - Management of Antipsychotic-induced Sexual Dysfunction
Chapter 44 - Managing Renal Effects of Lithium Treatment
Chapter 45 - Management of Lithium-induced Cognitive Dysfunction
Chapter 46 - Management of Endocrine Effects of Lithium
Chapter 47 - Managing Weight Gain with Lithium Treatment
Chapter 48 - Management of Drug-induced Constipation
Chapter 49 - Management of Antipsychotic-induced Constipation
Chapter 50 - Management of Clozapine-induced Constipation
Chapter 51 - Management of Clozapine-induced Sialorrhea
Chapter 52 - Management of Clozapine-induced Tachycardia
Chapter 53 - Management of Drug-induced Akathisia
Chapter 54 - Management of Drug-induced Tardive Dyskinesia
Chapter 55 - Management of Drug-induced Hyperprolactinemia
Chapter 56 - Management of Drug-induced Sedation
