Psychiatric Immediate Consultation (For Non-Psychiatrist Use Only)

Author: Li Lingjiang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book is divided into ten chapters. Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces several basic concepts of mental illness, as well as the special methods and techniques for examining and diagnosing mental disorders, providing readers with a macroscopic understanding of the field of psychiatry at the outset. Chapter 2 discusses patient psychology and its intervention, giving a general overview of the psychological responses a person may have after becoming ill, why such responses occur, and the ways they might seek treatment. It also explains how a physician should discuss their condition with patients and what psychological interventions should be applied to their mental state. Chapters 3 to 5 introduce common mental symptoms and their management in various clinical departments. Chapter 3 primarily covers delirium and dementia symptom clusters, which often indicate severe brain damage. Chapter 4 introduces mania, depression, and hallucinatory symptom clusters, which are common symptoms of severe mental illness. Chapter 5 discusses somatization disorders, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, and eating disorders. A major characteristic of these patients is that they frequently consult clinical departments, with no abnormalities found in laboratory tests. Non-psychiatric physicians often struggle to identify the cause and make a medical diagnosis, as the patients' physical discomfort leads them to believe they are ill, causing distress for both the physician and the patient. Chapters 6 to 8 provide a departmental introduction to common mental disorders and their management principles in clinical departments. Chapter 9 briefly introduces psychotropic drugs in general hospitals. If you read this chapter with focus, non-psychiatric physicians will gain more confidence in using psychotropic drugs in clinical practice. Chapter 10 introduces psychological therapy. The target readers of this book are primarily clinical physicians from various departments who are not psychiatrists.