Preventive medical care in psychiatry : a practical guide for clinicians / edited by Robert M. McCarron, D.O., Glen L. Xiong, M.D., Craig R. Keenan, M.D., Henry A. Nasrallah, M.D.
Publication Info.
Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Publishing, [2015]
Cover; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Acknowledgments; SECTION I: Preventive Medical Care in Psychiatry: General Principles; 1 Medical Comorbidities and Behavioral Health; 2 Fundamentals of Preventive Care; 3 Cultural Considerations in Psychiatry; 4 Preventive Medicine and Psychiatric Training Considerations; SECTION II: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disorders in the Psychiatric Patient Population; 5 Coronary Artery Disease; 6 Hypertension; 7 Dyslipidemia; 8 Tobacco Dependence; 9 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
SECTION III: Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders in the Psychiatric Patient Population10 Diabetes; 11 Obesity; 12 Metabolic Syndrome; 13 Osteoporosis; 14 Thyroid Disorders; SECTION IV: Infectious Disorders in the Psychiatric Patient Population; 15 Adult Immunizations; References; 16 Sexually Transmitted Infections; 17 Viral Hepatitis; 18 HIV/AIDS; SECTION V: Oncological Disorders in the Psychiatric Patient Population; 19 Breast Cancer; 20 Prostate Cancer; 21 Lung Cancer; 22 Colorectal Cancer; 23 Cervical Cancer; 24 Skin Cancers; SECTION VI: Special Topics; 25 Geriatric Preventive Care.
26 Child and Adolescent Preventive Care27 Pain Medicine in the Psychiatric Patient Population; Appendix: Preventive Medicine in Psychiatry (PMaP) Guideline; Index.
Summary
The book focuses on clinical care that is within the scope of psychiatrists and other mental health care providers who work in outpatient mental health and integrated clinics. THe book is an eminently useful, evidence-based guide to offering holistic care and improving their patients' health.
