Psychiatric Case Studies for Advanced Practice First Edition

Psychiatric Case Studies for Advanced Practice First Edition

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496367820
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496367822
• Author: Kathleen Prendergast

“This book will help students and clinicians gain a complete understanding of psychiatric assessment, become familiar with the symptoms that make up the major DSM-5 diagnoses, and formulate treatment planning by using actual clinical situations. It transforms difficult clinical concepts into clear examples, illustrating the process of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning.” —Candice Knight, PhD, EdD, APN, PMHNP-BC
“For practitioners who see patients of all ages for psychiatric care and/or primary care, this book is a wonderful desk resource.”—Elizabeth Bonham, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN

Table of contents:

Section I Child and Adolescent Case Studies
Case 1 Preschooler with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
Beth Maletz
Case 2 In Foster Care and Very Active
Mary Askew
Case 3 Aggression at a Young Age
Kasey B. Jackman
Case 4 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Low Frustration Tolerance
Tara J. Richardson
Case 5 Attention and Behavior Problems
Valeria Dworkowitz
Case 6 Not Cooperating and Being Aggressive
Barbara Ann Caldwell
Case 7 Transgender Youth
Kasey B. Jackman & Jordon D. Bosse
Case 8 Self-Harm and Suicidality
Kasey B. Jackman
Case 9 Intrusive Thoughts
Kasey B. Jackman
Case 10 Depressed Adolescent
Kasey B. Jackman
Section II Adult Case Studies
Case 11 Test Taking Anxiety
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 12 Stimulants and Mania
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 13 Depressed and Anxious in College
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 14 Depressed and Voices Say to Kill Myself
Robert White
Case 15 Not Doing Well in College
Cathi Zillman and Barbara R. Sprung
Case 16 Depressed and Anxious
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 17 Hates Everyone, Angry Everyday
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 18 Anxiety and Insomnia
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 19 Stressed and Biting Fingers More
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 20 Stressed and Cutting
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 21 Migraines and Impaired
Suzanne Drake
Case 22 Night Terrors
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 23 Still Has Auditory Hallucinations with Olanzapine
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 24 Out of Control Eating with a History of Depression
Dorothy A. Borresen
Case 25 Depressed and Anxious Postpartum
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 26 Opiates Are Ruining My Life
Laura G. Leahy
Case 27 Blacking Out
Mary Santorelli
Case 28 Back in School and Cannot Focus
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 29 Feeling more Anxious and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Is Worse
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 30 Unsteady after Being on Risperidone
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 31 Thinks He May Be Depressed
Christina E. Jacobs
Case 32 Manic with Psychotic Features
Donna D. Templeton
Case 33 Depression Post Brain Tumor
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 34 Feeling Paranoid
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 35 Pregnant and Anxious
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 36 Panic Attacks after Traumatic Incident
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 37 Depressed and Worried about Drinking
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 38 Telepsychiatry
Richard H. Broach
Case 39 Incarcerated and Substance Use Problems
Brigitte Gordon
Case 40 Worried about a Brain Tumor
Laura Cannito
Case 41 Still Crying about Her Father’s Death
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 42 Treatment after Rehab for Opiate Addiction
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 43 Depressed and Fatigued
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 44 Homeless and Problems with Alcohol
Krystyna de Jacq
Case 45 Renal Function Decreasing
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 46 Very Tired and Cannot Sleep
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Section III Older Adult Case Studies
Case 47 Withdrawn after Surgery
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 48 Lithium and the Older Adult
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 49 Worried about Father Dying
Mellen Lovrin
Case 50 Older and Depressed
Kathleen M. Prendergast
Case 51 Seeing Dead People
Kelly Gardiner
Case 52 Agitated and Clapping Hands
Robin H. Starr
Index by Diagnostic Category
List of Medications Referred to in the Cases
Clinical Practice Tools List

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