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Guide to Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment
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2009
34 chapters, 496 pages
This book was designed to help clinicians care for patients who manifest a variety of psychiatric symptoms and problems. The intent was to focus on rapid recognition of problems and on timely and effective treatments.
Editor-in-Chief Theodore A. Stern, MD assembled a team of over 30 MDs, PhDs, MD/PhDs, and MD/JDs from the Harvard Medical School hospitals to address 34 topics of daily, vital concern in psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.
Refer to the table of contents here, and view the sample chapter in our online reader. The Ten Minute Guide to Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment will become an invaluable, daily reference tool in your practice.
| Table of Contents and Faculty |
Chapter 1: Professionalism and the Doctor-Patient Relationship in Psychiatry
REBECCA W. BRENDEL, MD, JD
Fellow, Law and Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Psychiatrist, McLean Hospital
Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
DAVID H. BRENDEL, MD, PHD
Assistant Medical Director, The Pavilion at McLean Hospital
Associate Director, Massachusetts General Hospital and
McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 2: A Negotiated Treatment Approach to Care: Assessment and Negotiation
REBECCA W. BRENDEL, MD, JD
Fellow, Law and Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Psychiatrist, McLean Hospital
Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 3: The Psychiatric Interview
EUGENE V. BERESIN, MD
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program,
Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 4: Multiaxial Assessment According to the DSM-IV-TR
TERRY RABINOWITZ, MD, DDS
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Family Practice,
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Director, Psychiatric Consultation Service,
Director of Telepsychiatry,
Associate Clinical Director of Telemedicine,
University of Vermont College of Medicine
JOSHUA CW JONES, MD
Resident in Psychiatry and Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry,
University of Vermont College of Medicine |
Chapter 5: Decision Trees and Clinical Algorithms
JACOB HOLZER, MD
Staff Psychiatrist, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 6: DSM-IV Diagnoses
JACOB HOLZER, MD
Staff Psychiatrist, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 7: An Approach to Child and Adolescent Disorders: Disorders of Affect, Behavior, and Cognition
NICOLE DANFORTH, MD
Consultant, Massachusetts General Hospital Pediatric Epilepsy
and Tuberous Sclerosis Programs
Clinical Assistant in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
ANNAH N. ABRAMS, MD
Clinical Assistant in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 8: An Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders in the Context of a General Medical Condition
B.J. BECK, MSN, MD
Clinical Assistant in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical Director, Mental Health and
Social Services, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
AMY M. TAYLOR, MD
Fourth-Year Resident in Psychiatry,
Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital
Chief Resident, Inpatient Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 9: An Approach to Acute Changes in Mental Status
JOHN QUERQUES, MD
Associate Director, Psychiatry Consultation Service,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 10: An Approach to the Patient with Neuropsychiatric Dysfunction
ANTHONY P. WEISS, MD
Assistant Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
STEPHAN HECKERS, MD
Director, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program,
McLean Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 11: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment
JOSHUA L. ROFFMAN, MD
Fourth-Year Resident in Psychiatry,
Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital
Chief Resident, Psychiatric Consultation Service,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 12: An Approach to the Patient with Disordered Sleep
PATRICK SMALLWOOD, MD
Medical Director, Consultation-Liaison and Emergency Psychiatry,
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School
THEODORE A. STERN, MD
Chief, Psychiatric Consultation Service, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 13: An Approach to the Substance-Abusing Patient: Affective, Behavioral, and Cognitive Impairment Associated with Intoxication, Withdrawal, and Chronic Use
BRIAN P. BRENNAN, MD
Attending Psychiatrist,
Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program, McLean Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 14: An Approach to the Patient with Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders: Delusions, Hallucinations, Disorganized Speech, or Grossly Disorganized Behavior
DOST ÖNGÜR, MD, PHD
Research Fellow/Assistant Psychiatrist, McLean Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 15: An Approach to the Patient with Disordered Mood: Depression, Irritability, or Elevated Mood
JEFF C. HUFFMAN, MD
Attending Physician, Psychiatric Inpatient Unit,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 16: An Approach to the Anxious Patient: Symptoms of Anxiety, Fear, Avoidance, or Increased Arousal
DAN V. IOSIFESCU, MD
Director of Neurophysiology Studies,
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
MARK H. POLLACK, MD
Director, Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 17: An Approach to the Patient with Physical Complaints or Irrational Anxiety About an Illness or Their Appearance
TERRY RABINOWITZ, MD, DDS
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Family Practice,
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Director, Psychiatric Consultation Service,
Director of Telepsychiatry,
Associate Clinical Director of Telemedicine,
University of Vermont College of Medicine
JOSEPH LASEK, MD
Instructor in Psychiatry and Chief Resident of Psychiatry,
University of Vermont College of Medicine |
Chapter 18: An Approach to the Patient with Disordered Eating or Appetite
JENNIFER L. DERENNE, MD
Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital
Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 19: An Approach to the Patient with Impaired Impulse Control
KATHY SANDERS, MD
Director, Massachusetts General Hospital and
McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Psychiatrist, McLean Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 20: An Approach to the Patient with Problematic Interpersonal Relationships: Personality Disorders and Their Manifestations
WILLIAM C. WOOD, MD
Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital
Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 21: An Approach to the Patient with Gender Dysphoria
LAURAM. PRAGER, MD
Department of Child Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Child Psychiatry), Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 22: Psychiatric Disorders Associated with the Female Reproductive Cycle
ADELE C. VIGUERA, MD, MPH
Associate Director of the Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Program,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 23: An Approach to the Use of Laboratory Tests
FELICIA A. SMITH, MD
Fellow, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Director, Massachusetts General Hospital and
McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 24: Approaches to Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessment
MARK A. BLAIS, PSYD
Associate Chief of Psychology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Psychology (Psychiatry), Harvard Medical School
MICHELLE C. JACOBO, PHD
Staff Psychologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Psychology (Psychiatry), Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 25: An Approach to the Geriatric Patient
M. CORNELIA CREMENS, MD, MPH
Geriatric Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Senior Health Practice,
Geriatric Psychopharmacologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry and Medicine, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 26: An Approach to Psychopharmacological Treatment
MICHAEL HIRSCH, MD
Director of Psychopharmacology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
ROBERT J. BIRNBAUM, MD, PHD
Medical Director, Division of Postgraduate Education,
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 27: An Approach to Forensic Issues
REBECCA W. BRENDEL, MD, JD
Fellow, Law and Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Psychiatrist, McLean Hospital
Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 28: An Approach to Psychotherapy
DAVID H. BRENDEL, MD, PHD
Assistant Medical Director, The Pavilion at McLean Hospital
Associate Director, Massachusetts General Hospital and
McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 29: Clinical Utility of Genetic Information in Psychiatric Practice
CHRISTINE T. FINN, MD
Assistant in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Clinical Geneticist,
Harvard-Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 30: The Importance of Culture
DAVID C. HENDERSON, MD
Associate Director, Schizophrenia Program
Director, Schizophrenia Weight Reduction
and Glucose Metabolism Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical Director, Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
DANA DIEM NGUYEN, PHD
Director of Neuropsychological Testing
Schizophrenia Weight Reduction and Glucose Metabolism Research Program,
Massachusetts General Hospital
CATHERINE VUKY, PHD
Clinical Supervisor, South Cove Community Health Center, Boston, Massachusetts |
Chapter 31: An Approach to Collaborative Care
B.J. BECK, MSN, MD
Clinical Assistant in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical Director, Mental Health/Social Services,
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 32: An Approach to Managed Care
ROBERT M. STERN, MD
Director, Behavioral Health Services,
Emerson Hospital, Department of Psychiatry
Concord, Massachusetts |
Chapter 33: Dealing with the Rigors of Psychiatric Practice
ANNA C. MURIEL, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
EDWARD MESSNER, MD
Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
Chapter 34: Supplemental References and Internet Sites
BRIAN P. BRENNAN, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program,
McLean Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School |
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