Pocket Reference for Psychiatrists

This convenient reference includes diagnostic evaluation checklists, report outlines, and DSM-IV-TR information such as codes and drug doses. Enhanced by readily available references that give clinicians authoritative sources as starting points for more detailed study, this concise volume presents the expertise of 28 distinguished contributors in six sections: assessment, treatment, specialty areas, substance abuse, reports and prior authorization, and DSM-IV-TR and other assessment instruments.

Notice to Readers	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Contributors	p. xi
Assessment
Psychiatric History	p. 1
Psychiatric Review of Systems	p. 3
Mental Status Examination	p. 5
Laboratory Screen in Psychiatry	p. 10
Brain Imaging in Psychiatry	p. 11
Psychology Referrals: Consultation and Assessment	p. 17
Treatment
What to Tell a Patient About a Prescribed Medication	p. 33
Trade Name, Generic Name, and Pharmacologic Class	p. 33
Drug Level Monitoring	p. 41
Therapeutic Medications	p. 42
Antipsychotic Medications	p. 81
Antidepressant Medications	p. 103
Mood Stabilizers	p. 122
Benzodiazepine Medications	p. 133
Central Nervous System (CNS) Stimulants	p. 137
[beta]-Adrenergic Blocking Agents	p. 138
Herbal Remedies	p. 139
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)	p. 147
Specialty Areas
Emergency Psychiatry	p. 153
Forensic Psychiatry	p. 160
Medical Psychiatry	p. 164
Reproductive Psychiatry	p. 192
Psychiatric Assessment of a Child	p. 200
Geriatric Psychiatry	p. 206
Eating Disorders	p. 214
Sleep Disorders	p. 218
Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse Interview	p. 223
Definition of Alcoholism	p. 224
Detection of Drugs in Blood and Urine	p. 226
Nicotine Dependence	p. 234
Cannabis	p. 236
Central Nervous System Depressants	p. 237
Central Nervous System Stimulants	p. 245
Hallucinogens	p. 246
Opiates	p. 248
Volatile Inhalants	p. 255
Anticholinergics	p. 257
Reports and Prior Authorization
Reports	p. 259
Prior Authorization	p. 260
DSM-IV-TR and Other Assessment Instruments
DSM-IV-TR Classification	p. 263
Psychosocial and Environmental Problems (Axis IV)	p. 283
Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale (Axis V)	p. 285
The Holmes Social Readjustment Rating Scale	p. 287
Index	p. 289
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