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This fourth edition of the Clinical Manual of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology not only examines the evidence for treating mental health disorders in younger patients but also illuminates how clinical trials of various methodologies can inform different aspects of clinical practice.
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Each chapter of Rational Psychopharmacology: A Book of Clinical Skills is designed to advance the reader's clinical knowledge, methodical assessment expertise, and diagnostic sophistication. Unlike other psychopharmacology books, this guide transcends lists and tables of dosages and side effects, instructing the reader in the reasoning that ......
A Clinician's Guide to Integration and Stepped Care
The impetus for writing Good Psychiatric Management and Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Clinicians Guide to Integration and Stepped Care was the realization that the availability of specialized care for borderline personality disorder (BPD) is far outstripped by the number of patients who need treatment.
Designed for clinicians at every level, this volume addresses the origin, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of these disorders in a comprehensive, up-to-date, and compelling manner. Following a comprehensive overview of core principles, the book provides detailed coverage of specific DSM-5 diagnoses.
This volume summarizes the DSM-5 (R) diagnostic system, various psychiatric disorders and treatments, interviewing and assessment, psychiatric emergencies, legal issues, and more. Other features, such as clinical points, self-assessment questions, and an exhaustive glossary of terms, add to the educational value and enhance learning.
The Essential Companion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
As a companion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5 (R)), the DSM-5 (R) Guidebook acts as a guide for busy clinicians on the use of diagnostic criteria and codes, documentation, and compensation. It also serves as an educational text and includes a structured curriculum that facilitates its use in ......
The Story of Modern Psychiatry's Most Fascinating Molecule
Few substances are as enigmatic as ketamine. Is it an effective anesthetic? A useful tool for the psychiatrist? A doorway to transcendence and spiritual awakening? A dangerously addictive drug? The opinions are as plentiful as the individuals who encounter it. As its use in the psychiatric setting expands.
Released in 2012 as a free, easily administered measure of personality pathology domains and traits as described in the DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders, the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) has spawned interest-and a considerable amount of research-since its publication. Rather than trying to match an individual's personal ......
