Essentials of Psychosomatic Medicine

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Author: James Levenson, M.D.
Affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN 10: 158562246X
ISBN 13: 9781585622467
eISBN: 9781585628476
Edition: 1st
Description:
This condensed version of the The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychosomatic Medicine shows the importance of the psychiatric intervention in comprehensive medical care in prevention, relief of suffering,a dn improved medical outcomes. Essentials of Psychosomatic Medicine contians that portion of the larger work's content devoted to comprehensive covereage of specific disorders. Contributions cover epidemiology, psychological factors affecting specific diseases, those diseases' effects on mental health, diagnostic issues, and treatment, including psychotherapy, psychopharmacology,psychiatric side effects of drugs for medical conditions, and drug interaction relevant to the diseases covered. Essentials first guides users through general principles in evealuation and management and then offers concise versions of all 18 specialty chapters from the Textbook, updated for this edition. All of the medical specialties are covered, including the internal medicine subspecialties, neurology,m surgery, ob-gyn, organ transplantation, pediatrics, dermatology, physical medicine and pain management. Concise yet comprehensive, Essentials of Psychosomatic Medicine can help the consultant better diadnose, understand, and manage a wide array of conditions in order to address the needs of both the patient and the medical-surgical team.
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