Primary Care Psychiatry

Designed for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and PAs who routinely encounter behavioral health disorders in the primary care setting,Primary Care Psychiatry, Third Edition, helps you ensure that mental illness does not go unrecognized and under-treated in your practice. Edited by Drs. Robert M. McCarron, Glen L. Xiong, Jane P. Gagliardi, and Michael Lang, this fully revised edition is a practical, easy-to-use tool that clearly teaches how to recognize early symptoms of common mild-to-moderate psychiatric conditions, complete a quick and targeted primary care psychiatric assessment, and provide evidence-based treatment using cognitive therapy techniques, motivational interviewing, and use of appropriate medications.Distills a large volume of information into apractical and focused overviewof primary care psychiatry, including real-world scenarios, guidance on diagnosis/differential diagnosis, and clinical pearls-all in a new, convenient softcover formatIncludes a new introduction to foundational principles of psychiatry; an expanded discussion oftrauma and stress-related disorders; expanded chapters onsubstance use and addictive disorders, including opioid-use disorder; a new chapter on womens behavioral health; and a new chapter oninterventional psychiatrythat covers referral and treatments using TMS and ECTProvides tips onnavigating the psychiatric interviewand updated information consistent with DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteriaFeaturespedagogical aidssuch as case studies and multiple-choice assessments at the end of every chapterOfferscontributions from both psychiatry and primary care;most authors are dually trained in psychiatry and either family medicine, internal medicine, or psychosomatic medicineCME available:: earn up to 20AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™through the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine