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DSM-5 pocket guide for elder mental health / Sophia Wang, M.D., Medical Director, Older Adult Mental Health Clinic, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Assistant Clinical Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine, Implementation Scientist, Center for Health Innovation and Implemtation Science, Physician, Eskenazi Health Aging Brain, Indianapolis, Indiana, Abraham M. Nussbaum, M.D., FAPA, Chieff Education Officer, Denver Health, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Arlington, Virginia : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2017]Edition: First editionDescription: ix, 364 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781615370566 (pb : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Pocket guide for elder mental health
  • Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders-5 pocket guide for elder mental health
  • Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders-five pocket guide for elder mental health
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 616.89/075 23
LOC classification:
  • RC469 .W36 201
NLM classification:
  • WT 39
Contents:
Addressing behavioral and mental problems in community settings -- The diagnostic DS : the building blocks to diagnosing mental health disorders in older adults -- Beyond the diagnostic DS : other common clinical challenges -- The 15-minute older adult diagnostic interview -- The 30-minute older adult diagnostic interview -- The DSM-5 older adult diagnostic interview -- A brief version of DSM-5 -- A stepwise approach to differential diagnosis -- The mental status examination : a psychiatric glossary -- Selected DSM-5 assessment measures -- Rating scales and alternative diagnostic systems -- Psychoeducational interventions -- Psychosocial interventions -- Psychotherapeutic interventions -- Psychopharmacological interventions -- Brain stimulation interventions -- Mental health treatment planning -- Concluding counsel.
Summary: Many practitioners are hesitant to treat mental health issues in older adults, believing that special expertise is required to do so effectively. DSM-5(R) Pocket Guide for Elder Mental Health is based on the premise that all practitioners can acquire the confidence needed to work with older patients.Primary care practitioners, clinical psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychiatric residents, and resident fellows are just some of the professionals who will benefit from memorable cases that illustrate how the presented information can quickly be applied to the reader's own patients, handy mnemonics that make complex diagnostic information easy to commit to memory, and informative tables that help readers easily locate DSM-5(R) information for billing purposes. All of the information presented in this guide is grounded in real-world advice, so readers can be confident that the information provided is practical and clinically based as they learn how to - Perform 15- and 30-minute diagnostic interviews- Recognize the main elements of the most common mental health disorders- Reach an initial diagnosis- Engage patients in psychosocial, psychotherapeutic, and psychopharmacological treatment plans and work with caregivers- Know when to refer patients for additional subspecialty mental health treatment. With expert consensus threaded throughout, DSM-5(R) Pocket Guide for Elder Mental Health is the ideal companion for trainees and seasoned professionals alike, who will find the thoughtful, practical information they need to efficiently and effectively employ DSM-5(R) as part of comprehensive diagnostic interview and treatment planning for their older patients.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Addressing behavioral and mental problems in community settings -- The diagnostic DS : the building blocks to diagnosing mental health disorders in older adults -- Beyond the diagnostic DS : other common clinical challenges -- The 15-minute older adult diagnostic interview -- The 30-minute older adult diagnostic interview -- The DSM-5 older adult diagnostic interview -- A brief version of DSM-5 -- A stepwise approach to differential diagnosis -- The mental status examination : a psychiatric glossary -- Selected DSM-5 assessment measures -- Rating scales and alternative diagnostic systems -- Psychoeducational interventions -- Psychosocial interventions -- Psychotherapeutic interventions -- Psychopharmacological interventions -- Brain stimulation interventions -- Mental health treatment planning -- Concluding counsel.

Many practitioners are hesitant to treat mental health issues in older adults, believing that special expertise is required to do so effectively. DSM-5(R) Pocket Guide for Elder Mental Health is based on the premise that all practitioners can acquire the confidence needed to work with older patients.Primary care practitioners, clinical psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychiatric residents, and resident fellows are just some of the professionals who will benefit from memorable cases that illustrate how the presented information can quickly be applied to the reader's own patients, handy mnemonics that make complex diagnostic information easy to commit to memory, and informative tables that help readers easily locate DSM-5(R) information for billing purposes. All of the information presented in this guide is grounded in real-world advice, so readers can be confident that the information provided is practical and clinically based as they learn how to - Perform 15- and 30-minute diagnostic interviews- Recognize the main elements of the most common mental health disorders- Reach an initial diagnosis- Engage patients in psychosocial, psychotherapeutic, and psychopharmacological treatment plans and work with caregivers- Know when to refer patients for additional subspecialty mental health treatment.

With expert consensus threaded throughout, DSM-5(R) Pocket Guide for Elder Mental Health is the ideal companion for trainees and seasoned professionals alike, who will find the thoughtful, practical information they need to efficiently and effectively employ DSM-5(R) as part of comprehensive diagnostic interview and treatment planning for their older patients.

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