Anxiety Disorders : a Pocket Guide for Primary Care
Recognition and treatment of psychiatric disorders is a rapidly growing demand for todays busy primary care practitioners. In Anxiety Disorders: A Pocket Guide for Primary Care, distinguished clinicians combine over a century of experience into concise, practical information and techniques for the diagnosis, evaluation, and effective management of psychiatric disorders. This indispensable resource offers an easy to understand overview of anxiety disorders including adjustment disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and substance-induced anxiety disorder. The authors examine key somatic complaints and comorbidities that often mask underlying psychiatric problems and illuminate extremely effective treatment modalities in both psychological and pharmacotherapy. With proper evaluation and management, primary care practitioners will bring greater quality of life to individuals affected by anxiety disorders. Anxiety Disorders: A Pocket Guide for Primary Care is a most-timely resource for diagnosing mental disease, educating patients, and improving treatment outcomes
1 online resource (XVIII, 266 pages 1 illustration) : online resource
9781597452632, 1597452637
1105195043
Overview of Anxiety and the Anxiety Disorders
Brief Psychiatric History and Mental Status Examination
Psychopharmacology
Psychopharmacotherapy
Psychotherapy
Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety
Panic Disorder
Specific Phobia
Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition
Anxiety Disorders and Comorbidities
Geriatric Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders