For more than 40 years, the Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of General Hospital Psychiatry has been the gold standard guide to consultation-liaison psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine. Under the editorial leadership of Drs. Theodore A. Stern, Scott R. Beach, Felicia A. Smith, Oliver Freudenreich, Ana-Maria Vranceanu, and Maurizio Fava, the fully revised 8th Edition continues this tradition of excellence for yet another generation of practitioners. In a convenient handbook format, it provides an authoritative, easy-to-understand review of the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of psychiatric problems experienced by adults and children with medical and surgical conditions.
- Features DSM-5-TR codes throughout, case studies, and practical tips on how to implement the most current and effective pharmacologic therapies as well as cognitive-behavioral approaches.
- Includes new chapters on Psychiatric Management of Patients with Pulmonary Conditions; Psychiatric Management of Patients with COVID-19 Infection; Behavioral and Psychopharmacological Management of Unhealthy Habits and Behaviors; Community Psychiatry; Global Mental Health; Care of LGBTQ Patients; and more.
- Highlights strategies to enhance coping with medical conditions, resilience, adherence to treatment recommendations, and mindfulness.
- Features a new, two-color format for improved readability and visual clarity for tables, diagrams, and illustrations.
- An ideal resource for psychiatrists, residents, and fellows, as well as interdisciplinary practitioners who support the work of consultation-liaison psychiatrists and provide independent care to medical/surgical patients with comorbid psychiatric symptoms or conditions.