Psych Notes: Clinical Pocket Guide

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Perfect wherever you are…in class, in clinical, and in any practice setting! This handy guide delivers quick access to need-to-know information on DSM-5 disorders and treatments, psychotropic drugs, documentation, and patient education. No other resource delivers as much information in a format that’s as easy to read, easy to access, and fits in your pocket. 

• NEW! Content on PTSD, pandemics, COVID-19 and its impact on mental health
• NEW! Content on Telepsychiatry and Teletherapy
• NEW! Psychotropic medications, including Brexanolone IV, Deutetrabenazine, Valbenazine, Ketamine IV, Lumateperone, and Esketamine
  
• Coverage of documentation • psychiatric medications, restraints and seclusion • DSM-5 disorders and treatments • and patient education and care
• Basic behavioral theories at a glance
• Key aspects of psychiatric and crisis interventions
• General mental status assessments and exams, with focused assessments for adult and geriatric populations, including mini-cognitive assessment instrument for dementia and rating scale for Lewy Body diseases
• Essential information on psychotropic drugs
• Client/family education tables, tips, and strategies
• Cultural considerations and assessment tool
• Reusable mental health history, multiaxial assessment, CAGE, self-administered patient health questionnaires 2 and 9, and many other assessment tools
• Clinical Alerts throughout to provide practical on-the-spot advice
• HIPAA-compliant, write-on/wipe-off pages
• UPDATED & REVISED! All content thoroughly reviewed, revised, and updated to incorporate the newest knowledge in the field, including new drugs and drug updates.

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The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.