Description
Book SynopsisMany practitioners are hesitant to treat mental health issues in older adults, believing that special expertise is required to do so effectively. DSM-5 Pocket Guide for Elder Mental Health is based on the premise that all practitioners can acquire the confidence needed to work with older patients.
Primary care practitioners, clinical psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychiatric residents, and resident fellows are just some of the professionals who will benefit from memorable cases that illustrate how the presented information can quickly be applied to the reader's own patients, handy mnemonics that make complex diagnostic information easy to commit to memory, and informative tables that help readers easily locate DSM-5 information for billing purposes.
All of the information presented in this guide is grounded in real-world advice, so readers can be confident that the information provided is practical and clinically based as they learn how to
• Perform 15- and 30-minute diagnostic interviews
• Recognize the main elements of the most common mental health disorders
• Reach an initial diagnosis
• Engage patients in psychosocial, psychotherapeutic, and psychopharmacological treatment plans and work with caregivers
• Know when to refer patients for additional subspecialty mental health treatment.
With expert consensus threaded throughout, DSM-5 Pocket Guide for Elder Mental Health is the ideal companion for trainees and seasoned professionals alike, who will find the thoughtful, practical information they need to efficiently and effectively employ DSM-5 as part of comprehensive diagnostic interview and treatment planning for their older patients.
Trade ReviewOverall, this book is easy to read and provides a lot of utility in a small package. It is a concise guide to the diagnosis and treatment of mental health problems in elderly individuals according to the DSM-5. The rst section on interviewing techniques and proper diagnosis is well done and includes illustrative and interesting case vignettes. The book is compact and portable and great for carrying in your white coat and reading on the go, with short and easily digestible chapters, but, of course, it is consequently much less comprehensive than a textbook would be.
-- Eric A. Lee, M.D., and Iqbal Ahmed, M.D., Drs Lee and Ahmed are in the Department of Psychiatry, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI * Journal of Psychiatric Practice Vol. 24, No. 3 *
This is a useful little book that offers practical advice on the diagnosis and treatment of older adults with psychiatric issues. Clinicians who are involved in the care of older individuals would benefit from knowing the clinical pearls this helpful book presents.
-- Michael Schrift, D.O. * Doody's Book Review *
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Disclosures
SECTION I: Diagnosing and Treating Older Adults
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Addressing Behavioral and Mental Health Problems in Community Settings
Chapter 3. The Diagnostic Ds
Chapter 4. Beyond the Diagnostic Ds
Chapter 5. The 15-Minute Older Adult Diagnostic Interview
Chapter 6. The 30-Minute Older Adult Diagnostic Interview
SECTION II: Using DSM-5 With Older Adults
Chapter 7. The DSM-5 Older Adult Diagnostic Interview
Chapter 8. A Brief Version of DSM-5
SECTION III: Additional Tools and Initial Treatments
Chapter 9. A Stepwise Approach to Differential Diagnosis
Chapter 10. The Mental Status Examination
Chapter 11. Selected DSM-5 Assessment Measures
Chapter 12. Rating Scales and Alternative Diagnostic Systems
Chapter 13. Psychoeducational Interventions
Chapter 14. Psychosocial Interventions
Chapter 15. Psychotherapeutic Interventions
Chapter 16. Psychopharmacological Interventions
Chapter 17. Brain Stimulation Therapies
Chapter 18. Mental Health Treatment Planning
Chapter 19. Conclusion
References
Index
