Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Primary Care Psychiatry, Second Edition [Paperback]

Theodore A. Stern (Author), John B. Herman (Author), Peter L. Slavin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 21, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0071410015 | ISBN-13: 978-0071410014 | Edition: 2

From the leading psychiatry department in the world, comes the Second Edition of this unique, symptom-oriented approach to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric diseases. Features coverage of all the salient features of psychiatric diseases as well as new emphasis on evidence-based algorithms, psychopharmacologic advances, and the pediatric patient.

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From the Back Cover

The authority of the Massachusetts General Hospital and the nation's top ranked psychiatry department is now at your fingertips. Designed for the busy primary care clinician, this manual helps to confirm psychiatric diagnoses, initiate treatment, and get advice on when to refer. To reduce jargon, chapters are co-authored by primary care professionals. For each syndrome and disorder, chapters review clinical signs and symptoms, give pointers on the patient interview, and advise on the range of therapeutic options.

The revised and updated Second Edition features:
*Practical symptom-and-therapy oriented approach
*Quick guidance on common conditions such as depression, anxiety, and multiple somatic complaints
*Management strategies for obsessions and compulsions, suicidal thinking, stress, domestic violence, and much more
*Numerous tables and figures with a practical focus
*Updates on psychopharmacological care
*A focus on quality-of-life-enhancing strategies
*Expert guidance on therapeutic complications
*Cogent advice on approaches to patients
*A new emphasis on evidence-based medicine

About the Author

Theodore A. Stern, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School Chief, Psychiatry Consultation Service Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA

John Herman, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School Director of General Psychiatry Residency Training Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA

Peter Slavin, M.D. Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Chief Medical Officer Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA

Product Details

• Paperback: 789 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2 edition (November 21, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071410015
• ISBN-13: 978-0071410014
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #729,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than before!, August 22, 2004

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Dr. James A. Holmlund (British Columbia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Primary Care Psychiatry, Second Edition (Paperback)

This second edition clearly improves on an already enormously helpful first. As suggested then, this is an exceptional starting point for the busy clinician. Organized by topic (e.g., "the patient with hallucinations"), this guide outlines what you need to know to be of practical service in an astonishingly wide range of clinical situations--pain management, sleep disorders, the "VIP" patient. Almost every chief complaint or clinical context has been considered.

Stern (as usual) has assembled contributors who excel not only in clinical medicine, but in teaching well. By using this wise and helpful guide, one learns not only how to help, but how to think clearly about complex presentations.

All that prevented the first edition from receiving five stars was a challenging table of contents. The second edition not only improves this, but offers more of what matters--sane, succinct, practical help for helping others.

(I'm still waiting for the intrepid MGH crew to produce a companion volume, "Beyond Primary Care," for all the psychiatrists who will now have only extremely complex cases referred. In the meantime, though, their Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to General Hospital Psychiatry, fifth edition, is most welcome!)

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Your source for Iatrogenic Morbidity!, December 23, 2009

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Justin Reilly, esq. (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Primary Care Psychiatry, Second Edition (Paperback)

Very inaccurate with regard to ME/CFIDS. In so many words, presents ME as somatization. Inter alia, directs the physician to put off helping patient with disability applications (I'm not kidding) and to adopt ridiculous Wessely guidelines for CBT. Over four thousand articles in peer reviewed medical journals show significant physical pathology in ME including association with two retroviruses. Unscientific and sure to precipitate significant iatrogenic morbididty in ME patients. Nice job.