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Handbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Linking the medical and psychological components of a patient's condition, facilitating communication among patients, doctors, families, and hospital systems, consultation-liaison work has emerged as one of the most challenging of psychiatric skills. The Handbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychia...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Leigh, Hoyle (Editor ), Streltzer, Jon (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Nature and Evolution of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
  • Evolution of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine
  • The Functions of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
  • The Why and How of Psychiatric Consultation
  • Evaluating the Evidence Base of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
  • Common Reasons for Psychiatric Consultation
  • Psychiatric Syndromes in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
  • Basic Foundations of Diagnosis, Psychiatric Diagnosis and Final Common Pathway Syndromes
  • Delirium, Dementia, Alcohol Intoxication, and Withdrawal Syndromes
  • Anxiety and Anxiety Syndromes
  • Depression, Mania, and Mood Syndromes
  • Psychosis
  • Chronic Pain
  • Substance Use Problems
  • Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Conditions, Somatoform Disorders, Conversion, Dissociation, and Factitious Syndromes
  • Hypochondriasis and Somatization Disorder
  • The Patient's Personality, Personality Types, Traits, and Disorders
  • Special Patients and Settings in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
  • The Acutely Ill Patient in the Intensive Care Unit Setting
  • The Chronic Patient, Palliative Care Settings, and the Dying Patient
  • Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in the Outpatient Setting
  • The Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Patient
  • Immune-Compromised Patients: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Organ Transplantation
  • The Liver-Impaired Patient
  • Cultural Aspects of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology Patients: Menstrual Cycle, Pregnancy, and Postpartum-Related Psychiatric Disorders
  • Children and Adolescents
  • The Geriatric Patient
  • The Emergency Department Setting
  • Special Techniques in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
  • Interviewing in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
  • Systems Understanding and Intervention, and Ethical Issues
  • Special Procedures: Intravenous Sedative Interviews, Hoover Test, and Hypnosis.