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Medical psychiatric practice

Under the guidance of an eminent editorial advisory board, the volume features critical reviews of the latest advances in psychopharmacology and diagnostic techniques. Thirty-five distinguished contributors, all well known in their specialty areas, offer substantive, practical advice on important areas of medical psychiatry.
Print Book, English, 1991-
American Psychiatric Press, Washington, D.C., 1991-
volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780880484251, 9780880484268, 9780880484275, 088048425X, 0880484268, 0880484276
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Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment. Advances in neuroimaging technologies. Psychopharmacology in the medically ill: an update. Anesthetic management of the high-risk medical patient receiving electroconvulsive therapy. Special technical considerations in laboratory testing for illicit drugs. Advances in EEG-based diagnostic technologies. Specific Syndromes and Disease Categories. Psychiatric aspects of hematologic disorders. Human immunodeficiency virus and other infectious disorders affecting the central nervous system. Dermatology. Heart and liver transplantation. Clinical Neuropsychiatry. Diagnosis and management of patients with frontal lobe syndromes. Headache syndromes. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and treatment. Child and Adolescent Medical Psychiatry. Psychopharmacology in medically ill children and adolescents. Family therapy in the context of childhood medical illness. Pharmacotherapy of severe psychiatric disorders in mentally retarded individuals. Special Topics. Psychopharmacological and behavioral treatment of nicotine dependence: nicotine as a drug of abuse. Psychiatric aspects of medical disability. Psychotropic drug use in pregnancy: an update.
Editors, Alan Stoudemire & Barry S. Fogel