Psychosomatic Medicine
An Introduction to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

This practical and portable manual provides immediate, in-the-field guidance on the management of common consultation requests in psychosomatic medicine.

James J. Amos (Edited by), Robert G. Robinson (Edited by)

9780521106658, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 27 May 2010

290 pages, 50 tables
23.1 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm, 0.5 kg

'… accomplishes the goal of presenting and explaining noteworthy topics in caring for medically and psychiatrically ill patients. … would benefit clinicians in all specialities.' Doody's

Psychosomatic medicine or consultation-liaison psychiatry is the branch of psychiatry that focuses on the mental health issues which accompany, or develop as a result of, other medical disorders. This subdiscipline forms an important part of training in psychiatry. This book provides an ideal first exposure to the inseparable nature of physical and psychological health and illness, and a comprehensive introduction to the broad range of disorders seen on the psychiatric consult service. Organized into a series of bitesized chapters, each focusing on a typical consult question, this handbook provides a practical and portable reference which should set both strategy and tactics for the next generation of consulting psychiatrists. Essential reading for medical students, psychiatry residents and psychosomatic fellows, this manual will provide immediate, in-the-field guidance on the evaluation and management of common consultation requests.

Preface
Dedication
1. The consultation process Jeanne M. Lackamp
2. Assessing capacity in the medically ill: I don't want to! Mary J. Fitz-Gerald
3. The difficult patient encounter: understanding what just happened? Raheel A. Khan and Mary J. Fitz-Gerald
4. Psychopharmacology in the medically ill Sanjeev Sockalingam, Adrienne Tan and Susan E. Abbey
5. Suicide risk assessment James J. Amos
6. Assessment and management of the violent patient James J. Amos
7. Evaluation and management of delirium John Querques, Carlos Fernandez-Robles, Davin Quinn, Megan Moore Brennan and Gregory Fricchione
8. Management of somatoform disorders Kathy Coffman
9. Managing factitious disorder and malingering James J. Amos
10. Agitation in patients with dementia Debra R. Kahn, Raheel A. Khan and James A. Bourgeois
11. Depression and heart disease Jess G. Fiedorowicz
12. Management of poststroke depression Robert G. Robinson, Sergio E. Starkstein and Romina Mizrahi
13. Psychiatric aspects of Parkinson's disease Joanne A. Byars and Laura Marsh
14. Managing depression in traumatic brain injury Oludamilola Salami and Vani Rao
15. Managing psychiatric aspects of seizure disorders Alex Thompson
16. Distress and depression in cancer care Janeta Tansey and Donna Greenberg
17. Depression in the patient with hepatitis C Joseph A. Locala
18. Psychiatric aspects of AIDS Mary Ann Cohen
19. Managing depression and renal failure Thomas W. Heinrich
20. Management of psychiatric syndromes due to endocrine and metabolic diseases James J. Amos and Jaspreet Chahal
21. Management of alcohol withdrawal and other selected substance withdrawal issues Philip A. Bialer and Anthony C. Miller
22. Managing depression in pregnancy Robin C. Kopelman
23. Psychiatric aspects of organ transplantation Michael Marcangelo and Catherine Crone
24. Preoperative psychiatric evaluation for bariatric surgery Kathy Coffman
25. Psychiatric care at the end of life: hospice and palliative medicine Michelle Weckmann
26. Demoralization in the medical setting Marcus Wellen and Thomas Wise
27. Psychotherapy for the hospitalized medically ill patient Scott Temple and Scott Stuart
28. Children's reaction and consequences of illness and hospitalization and transition of care from pediatric to adult settings Susan Turkel and Maryland Pao
Index.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Psychiatry [MMH]