Psychiatric clinical skills / [edited by] David S. Goldbloom.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goldbloom, David S.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatry.

Clinical competence.

Mental Disorders--diagnosis.

Mental Disorders--therapy.

Psychology, Clinical--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Disorders--diagnosis.

Mental Disorders--therapy.

Psychology, Clinical--methods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (407 p.)

Edition:

Revised First Edition

Place of Publication:

Toronto [Ont.] : Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, c2010

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Psychiatric Clinical Skills is a practical guide to engaging and assessing people who have mental health problems. Written by a team of experienced clinicians, it focuses on "what to ask" and "how to ask" and covers a wide spectrum of clinical problems and settings. It includes a chapter written from the perspective of people who live with mental health problems. As well as covering the full range of mental health disorders, the guide includes informaition about: - culture competence - assessment of children, adolescents and older adults - assessment of families - use of standardized rating scales - documentation. Each chapter includes easy-to-use features such as clinical vignettes, chapter overviews and keypoint summaries.

Contents:

1. General Principles of Interviewing / David S. Goldbloom 2. The Use of Standardized Rating Scales in Clinical Practice / R. Michael Bagby, David S. Goldbloom, and Fiona S. M. Schulte

3. Documentation / David S. Goldbloom

4. Cultural Competence in Psychiatric Assessment / Lisa Francesca Andermann and Hung-Tat (Ted) Lo

5. Assessment of Patients with Depression / Benjamin I. Goldstein and Anthony J. Levitt

6. Assessment of Patients with Psychosis / Natasja Menezes and Robert Zipursky

7. Assessment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder / Andrea J. Levinson and L. Trevor Young

8. Assessment of Patients with Anxiety Disorders / Neil A. Rector and Paul D. Arnold

9. Assessment of Patients with Personality Disorders / Paul S. Links

10. Assessment of Patients with Eating Disorders / Allan S. Kaplan and Lara J. Ostolosky

11. Assessment of Patients with SubstanceRelated Disorders / Peter Selby and Curtis Handford

12. Suicide and Suicidality / Isaac Sakinofsky

13. Assessment of Patients with Somatization / Susan E. Abbey

14. Forensic Assessment / Philip Klassen and Percy Wright

15. Emergency Assessment / Jodi Lofchy

16. Assessment of Medical/Surgical Patients / Jarret D. Morrow, Mark R. Katz, and Gary Rodin

17. Assessment of Patients with Neurological Disorders / Anthony Feinstein

18. Assessment of Patients with Intellectual Disabilities / Elspeth A. Bradley and Sheila Hollins Contents

19. Assessment of Patients for Insurance and Disability / Barbara J. Dorian and Ash Bender

20. Assessment of Children / Joseph H. Beitchman and Corine E. Carlisle

21. Assessment of Adolescents Pier / Bryden and Mark Sanford

22. Assessment of Older Adults / Kenneth I. Shulman and Ivan L. Silver

23. Family Assessment / Gabor I. Keitner, Christine E. Ryan, and Nathan B. Epstein

24. What Matters to Us: Perspectives of Patients and Families / Scott Simmie and Julia Nunes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-77052-379-0

OCLC:

434559565