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This book provides the readers with a series of complex cases that are organized by psychiatric disorder. Written by experts in the field, the cases offer insight on how to navigate care in delicate situations while considering preexisting medical conditions. Topics cover pharmacological concerns in women who are pregnant or nursing, working with dementia patients suffering from HIV, assessing and treating ADHD in special populations, monitoring medication use in patience recovering from Substance Use Disorder, and working with patients suffering from personality disorders. Each chapter offers guidance through the maze of classifications, clinical features, diagnosis and various complex interventions. The book also covers new information on the advances in research and management aspects.
Complex Clinical Conundrums in Psychiatry is a valuable resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, family physicians, geriatricians, counselors, social workers, nurses, and all medical professionals working with complex psychiatric patients.
List of contents
A Complex Case of Major Neurocognitive Disorder-Alzheimer's Disease.- A Complex Case of Delirium: From Theory to Clinical Management.-Geriatric Psychopharmacology: A Complex Case of Psychosis Complicated by Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) and Metabolic Syndrome (MetS).- A Complex Case of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).- A Complex Case of Postpartum Depression.- A Complex Case of Endocrine Disorder: Diabetes Associated with Depression.- A Complex Case of Opiates and Related Pathologies.- A Complex Case of Stimulants and Related Pathologies.- A complex case of psychiatric issues associated with HIV disorder.- A Complex Case of Managing Early Stages of Schizophrenia.- A Complex Case of Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia.-Supplementary and Alternative Therapies for Treatment Resistant Depression: A Clinical Perspective.- A Complex Case of Comorbid Depression and Personality Disorder (PD).- A Complex Case of a Personality Disorder.- A Complex Case of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in an adult.- Complex Cases of PTSD: Importance of Socio-Cultural Factors.- Psychiatric Emergencies: A Complex Case of Overdose and Assessment in the Emergency Room.- A Complex Case of Binge Eating Disorder (BED).- A Complex Case of "Speaking in Tongues".- Complex Cases of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD).- A Complex Case of Anorexia Nervosa Associated with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection.- The role of Clozapine in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia.
About the author
Dr.Shivakumar is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Professor at Northern Ontario School of Medicine. He was trained at the Maudsley Hospital in London, the UK followed by a degree from the Johns Hopkins Schoool of Public Health. He is a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrist UK and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. His main interest includes First-Episode Psychosis, Psychopharmacology, and psychiatric education.
Dr Shabbir Amanullah completed his DPM at the Central Institute Of Psychiatry in Kanke, MD at the National Institute Of Mental Health and Neuroscience where he was awarded the Gold medal in the final examsHe then completed his Royal college exams in U.K. and his CCT following which he moved to Canada and completed his FRCPCHis areas of interest include physician health and the use of synthetic cannabinoid in dementia
Summary
Written by experts in the field
Includes case studies that highlight clinical features, diagnosis, and complex interventions
Addresses drug control in sensitive situations, including pregnant women and patients suffering from Substance Use Disorder
