In this companion volume to their widely acclaimed Perspectives of Psychiatry, Phillip R. Slavney, M.D., and Paul R. McHugh, M.D., argue that the discontinuity of brain and mind is the source of much of psychiatry's discord, for it leads psychiatrists to think about their discipline in terms of polar opposites: conscious or ......
Youth Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders not only offers hands-on techniques for diagnosing and treating adolescents with SUD, it advocates for continued clinical and research investment in the dual-diagnosis domain, making it a must for clinicians, researchers, and addiction specialists.
This book is designed to bring positive mental health ideas and interventions into mainstream psychiatric research, training, and clinical practice. The book successfully brings the unique skill sets and methods of psychiatry to the larger positive health movement.
The Study Guide to DSM-5 (R) is an indispensable instructional supplement to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. The Study Guide is intended to assist readers in understanding diagnostic criteria and concepts from DSM-5 (R), as well as how to apply them.
Working at the Interface of Primary Care and Behavioral Health
This text thoroughly reviews the evidence base and core principles that support integrated care models. The book includes full coverage of key concepts such as population-based care, measurement-based care, and stepped care and emphasizes how health reform initiatives are stimulating rapid dissemination of these models.
The book has been not only updated but also expanded to embrace additional dimensions and segments of society. Mental health issues experienced more frequently by women and the cultural factors affecting the mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals, as well as religious and spiritual issues, are explored.
The first major textbook to cover the treatments of DSM-5 (R) disorders in one volume, it provides up-to-date, comprehensive information for the busy clinician. This new edition was written by leading experts in psychiatry and constitutes an authoritative guide to standard of care for psychiatric disorders.
Drawing from their pioneering work on infant-parent mental health, the editors of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Core Concepts and Clinical Practice have assembled a comprehensive, clinically useful volume for health care providers who serve children and families from pregnancy through age 5 in their practices.
A Guide for Prescribers, Therapists, Patients and their Families
This is the first book to establish guidelines and to assist prescribers and therapists in withdrawing their patients from psychiatric drugs, including those patients with long-term exposure to antipsychotic drugs, benzodiazepines, stimulants, antidepressants, and mood stabilizers. It describes a method developed by the author throughout years of ......
