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 Psychiatry is a valuable resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, family physicians, geriatricians, counselors,social workers, nurses, and all medical professionals working with complex psychiatric patients
Written by experts in the field
Includes case studies that highlight clinical features, diagnosis, and complex interventions
Addresses drug control in sensitive situations, including pregnant women and patients suffering from Substance Use Disorder
Written by experts in the field Includes case studies that highlight clinical features, diagnosis, and complex interventions Addresses drug control in sensitive situations, including pregnant women and patients suffering from Substance Use Disorder
Kuppuswami Shivakumar
Treatment-resistant depression Personality disorder Schizophrenia Pregnant women with depression Delirium Substance misuse pharmacotherapy