Author: David J. RobinsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781894328258
Category : Interviewing in mental health
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Mental Status Exam Explained
Author: David J. RobinsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781894328258
Category : Interviewing in mental health
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Mental Status Exam Explained
Author: David J. RobinsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781894328319
Category : Interviewing in mental health
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Mental Status Examination
Author: Wes BurgessPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781482552959
Category : Cognition disorders
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Contains case studies.
Mental Status Examination
Author: Nick FitzgeraldPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781530860364
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This comprehensive mental status examination core skills guide is an invaluable tool for all health professionals, including registered nurses, student nurses, social workers, midwives, occupational therapists, psychologists and medical doctors. The guide provides uncomplicated assessment terminology definitions that are easy to remember and integrate into each assessment you complete. The mental status examination is a methodical assessment tool used to evaluate the appearance, behavior, general manner and mental functioning of an individual. The mental status examination provides a snapshot of an individuals psychological performance capability, at any moment in time, and is considered to be a key element in the comprehensive assessment process. This guide will lead you through the mental status examination in a structured and systematic approach, providing examples and prompt questions of each key element, as you progress with your learning.
Brain Calipers
Author: David J. RobinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The Psychiatric Interview Explained
Author: David J. RobinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Psychiatric Interview
Author: Daniel J. CarlatPublisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 9780781751865
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Revised and updated, this practical handbook is a succinct how-to guide to the psychiatric interview. In a conversational style with many clinical vignettes, Dr. Carlat outlines effective techniques for approaching threatening topics, improving patient recall, dealing with challenging patients, obtaining the psychiatric history, and interviewing for diagnosis and treatment. This edition features updated chapters on the major psychiatric disorders, new chapters on the malingering patient and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and new clinical vignettes. Easy-to-photocopy appendices include data forms, patient education handouts, and other frequently referenced information. Pocket cards that accompany the book provide a portable quick-reference to often needed facts.
The Mental Status Examination in Neurology
Author: Richard L. StrubPublisher: F A Davis Company
ISBN: 9780803604278
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Simplified explanation of exam procedures such as assessment of level of consciousness, language acuity, memory, and attention Pocket card summarizes the main points to remember in assessing mental status in limited patient-contact time DSM-IV diagnostic criteria are covered to ease filling out insurance forms Findings about cognition and testing a patient's mental function Covers the refinement of testing procedures and the psychological test battery to speed up the exam Presents age-related norms, important when assessing the elderly for early dementia Reviews ways to use the exam as a screening procedure, particularly when diagnosing dementia and differentiating between organic and functional disorders
Psychosocial Assessment in Mental Health
Author: Steve TrenowethPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 152642150X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Psychosocial and holistic approaches to assessment have become a central feature of modern mental health care. This practical and comprehensive book guides students through the theory and practice of psychosocial assessments to help them integrate the data as preparation for the effective planning of treatment and interventions. Key features: step-by-step guide on how to undertake each stage of the assessment process in practice clinical staff and service users voices describing their experiences of the process end of chapter exercises reflections and considerations for practice This is essential reading for pre-registration nursing students and mental health professionals.
Kaplan & Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry
Author: Robert BolandPublisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1975145577
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 3278
Book Description
Accurate, reliable, objective, and comprehensive, Kaplan & Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry has long been the leading clinical psychiatric resource for clinicians, residents, students, and other health care professionals both in the US and worldwide. Now led by a new editorial team of Drs. Robert Boland and Marcia L. Verduin, it continues to offer a trusted overview of the entire field of psychiatry while bringing you up to date with current information on key topics and developments in this complex specialty. The twelfth edition has been completely reorganized to make it more useful and easier to navigate in today’s busy clinical settings.