The scenario is all too common, patients presenting with medical conditions who have co-occurring psychological disorders, and vice versa. Clinical challenges include poor treatment outcome, low adherence, and impaired quality of life. Yet as a common clinical phenomenon, these …
Dual diagnosis of adolescent substance use disorders and comorbid psychiatric disorders must be treated simultaneously to be effective. Adolescent Substance Abuse: Psychiatric Comorbidity and High Risk Behaviors presents leading experts offering insightfu.
The psychiatric dimensions of sleep medicine
Psychiatric disorders and diabetes mellitus
1. Overview of diabetes mellitus. 2. Diabetes mellitus and schizophrenia. 3. Diabetes mellitus and depression. 4. Diabetes mellitus and cognitive impairment. 5. Diabetes mellitus and sexual dysfunction. 6. Diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain: an inevitable consequence of diabet…
"This book provides an up-to-date reference for mental health professionals to assist in the provision of quality care to their patients with co-occurring diabetes and psychiatric disorders. The book includes current, evidence-based guideline recommendations regarding the monito…
"Dual Disorders: Counceling Clients with Chemical Dependency and Mental Illness is one of the first major books to address the concerns which exist in this rapidly growing and controversial area of study and research."--Provided by publisher.
Endocrine imbalances can cause a whole host of physical and mental health problems. Yet, there is currently no definitive source of information that shows how hormones can bridge the gap between mental health and medical health modalities. This book is a bold crossover between t…
Psychosomatic medicine
Psychosomatic Medicine (PM) is a rapidly developing subspecialty of psychiatry focusing on psychiatric care of patients with other medical disorders. PM specialists diagnose and manage psychiatric symptoms in a variety of medical settings, optimize their patients' medical care, …