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Mental Status Examination: 51 Challenging Cases, DSM Diagnostic Interview Scripts, Cognitive Tests & Handouts for Students, Interns, Residents & ... (Painlessly) Perfect their Evaluation Skills
Mental Status Examination teaches you how to perform a full mental health evaluation based on the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Medical coding books Mental Status Examination for free download collection in PDF, EPUB formats. You receive complete scripts of a Diagnostic Interview to identify your patient’s DSM diagnosis, and a Cognitive Examination that detects any deficits in your patient’s thought process or brain function, along with a comprehensive guide to administration and interpretation. We then introduce you to 51 challenging, real-life patients, each of whom received the same Diagnostic Interview and Cognitive Examination. You get to practice using the results of the examinations to determine each patient’s correct DSM diagnosis and treatment plan. Then, the correct clinical solution is revealed and every step of the diagnostic thinking process is explained so that when you see a similar patient in the emergency room, hospital, clinic, private office, or forensic setting, you will know just what to do. Ebooks download Mental Status Examination pdf on amazon.Each individual tells you his or her story just as if you were their personal clinician--it's the next best thing to meeting one-on-one with your own patients. Mental Status Examination gives you the chance to diagnose patients with DSM conditions of Major Depressive Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Bipolar I and II Disorders, Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Schizophrenia, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Sociopathy. You will diagnose patients suffering from Malingering, organic brain injury, Mental Retardation, Sleep Terror Disorder, Conversion Disorder, Catatonia, Trichotillomania, and formication. We explain medical conditions that masquerade as mental disorders, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Parkinsonism, myasthenia gravis, aphasias, herpes zoster infection, hypotension, stroke, cancer, and epilepsy. You will learn how to detect and diagnose intoxication, abuse, and dependence on street drugs, health supplements, and prescription drugs, as well as cultural and religious practices that complicate patients’ evaluations, including coining, Santeria, folie รก deaux, and suicide pacts. The Diagnostic Interview and the Cognitive Examination were validated and published in refereed professional journals like the American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Research, Biological Psychiatry, and Psychiatric Services—these and many other key references resources are found in the Resources chapter. The book ends with a large Appendix that gives you the full official diagnoses of the most common mental health conditions you are ever likely to encounter, directly from the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM). Time is precious for clinicians—we care for our patients, meet with their families, attack mountains of paperwork, and complete the requirements of our ongoing education. Diagnostic skill is essential for our success. Let’s get started now! Wes Burgess, M.D., Ph.D. is a Los Angeles psychiatrist who trained at Stanford University and served as faculty teacher and research scientist at Stanford and UCLA Medical Schools and at the University of California Davis, Department of Psychology. He is the author of popular books on bipolar disorder and depression and a winner of the Purdue Literary Award, the Mead Johnson Award for Excellence in Writing, and the Southern California Psychiatric Association Award for his monthly column on diagnosis. Dr. Burgess has appeared as a psychiatric expert for the superior courts and on National Public Radio, television and film. Mental Status Examination free download available via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, and hotfile.
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