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Complex Clinical Conundrums in Psychiatry

From Theory to Clinical Management

by (author) Kuppuswami Shivakumar

edited by Shabbir Amanullah

Publisher
Springer Nature
Initial publish date
Jun 2018
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9783319703107
    Publish Date
    Jun 2018
    List Price
    $145.95

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Description

This book provides the readers with a series of complex cases that are organized by psychiatric disorder. Written by experts in the field, the cases offer insight on how to navigate care in delicate situations while considering preexisting medical conditions. Topics cover pharmacological concerns in women who are pregnant or nursing, working with dementia patients suffering from HIV, assessing and treating ADHD in special populations, monitoring medication use in patience recovering from Substance Use Disorder, and working with patients suffering from personality disorders. Each chapter offers guidance through the maze of classifications, clinical features, diagnosis and various complex interventions. The book also covers new information on the advances in research and management aspects.

 

Complex Clinical Conundrums in Psychiatryis a valuable resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, family physicians, geriatricians, counselors, social workers, nurses, and all medical professionals working with complex psychiatric patients.

About the authors

Kuppuswami Shivakumar, MD, MRCPsych, FRCPC, MPH, is an associate professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, where he is also the director of the psychiatry residency program. He completed his psychiatry training at the Maudsley Hospital in London, UK, and received a Masters of Public Health from John Hopkins University. Dr. Shivakumar has been practicing psychiatry in Canada since 2007.

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