Clinical Consult to Psychiatric Mental Health Management for Nurse Practitioners / Edition 2

by Jacqueline Rhoads PhD, APRN-BC, CNL-BC, PMHNP-BE, FAANP

Overview

Convenient, practical, and portable

Revised and updated, the second edition of this practical resource remains the only advanced practice guide to provide an overview of the major DSM-5 disorders across the lifespan and complete clinical guidelines for their psychopharmacologic management. Compiled by expert practitioners in psychiatric care and pharmacy, it is designed specifically for use by nurse practitioners and other primary caregivers in clinical practice.

Organized for quick access to key information, the resource includes the clinical features of each disorder and symptoms and information about the most current and effective drugs for its management. Tables delineate the first and second lines of drug therapy along with adjunctive therapies for each disorder. Drugs are organized according to classification and include the essential information needed to safely prescribe and monitor a patient’s response to a particular drug. Brand and generic names, drug class, customary dosage, side effects, drug interactions, pharmacokinetics, precautions, and management of special populations are also addressed. Convenient, practical, and portable, this guide will be a welcome and frequently used resource.

Key Features:

• Delivers psychopharmacological treatment guidelines for major DSM-5 disorders and parameters for drug use
• Prioritizes drugs according to their clinical efficacy and recommended treatment algorithms
• Includes brand and generic names, dosages, side effects, drug interactions, pharmacokinetics, precautions, and management of special populations
• Provides easy-to-read tables for quick clinical consultation
• Offers information on clinical algorithms, lab evaluation, and preventive services
• Addresses medical and legal pitfalls
• Purchase includes access to the eBook for use on most mobile devices or computers

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826161833
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/31/2020
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	680
Sales rank:	796,200
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jacqueline Rhoads, PhD, APRN-BC, CNL-BC, PMHNP-BE, FAANP, holds three board certifications as an acute care nurse practitioner, adult gerontology nurse practitioner, and clinical nurse leader. She is board eligible as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She has more than 30 years of clinical experience in leadership, critical care, acute care, and primary care nursing. Dr. Rhoads teaches in graduate and baccalaureate programs in acute and primary care and in the family and adult nurse partitioner tracks. She has special interest in advance health assessment and pharmacology. She has authored six major advanced practice textbooks related to advanced health assessment, differential diagnoses, and clinical management of psych/mental health, as well as numerous peer-reviewed articles. She has held research positions such as project director, principal investigator, and project coordinator in three major universities. Her areas of research include investigating posttraumatic stress disorder post-Vietnam, Desert Storm, and disaster-related situations.

Table of Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

PART ONE. OVERVIEW OF PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT DISORDERS

SECTION I. PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT MANAGEMENT

Chapter 1. The Psychiatric Interview and Diagnosis

Chapter 2. Psychotherapeutic Management

Chapter 3. Behavioral, Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy, and Psychoanalysis

SECTION II. PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Chapter 4. The Relationship of Psychopharmacology to Neurotransmitters, Receptors, Signal Transduction, and Second Messengers

Chapter 5. Clinical Neuroanatomy of the Brain

Chapter 6. Principles of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

Chapter 7. Principles and Management of Psychiatric Emergencies

SECTION III. SYNDROMES AND TREATMENTS IN ADULT PSYCHIATRY

Chapter 8. Behavioral and Psychological Disorders in Older Adults

Chapter 9. Substance Use Disorders

Chapter 10. Psychotic Disorders

Chapter 11. Mood Disorders

Chapter 12. Anxiety Disorders

Chapter 13. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Chapter 14. Dissociative Disorders

Chapter 15. Sexual Dysfunction

Chapter 16. Feeding and Eating Disorders

Chapter 17. Sleep Disorders

Chapter 18. Personality Disorders

Chapter 19. Neurodevelopmental Disorders

PART TWO. PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL DRUG MONOGRAPHS

Chapter 20. Drug Monographs

Index