Handbook of Liaison Psychiatry

Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 5/24/2007
EAN 9780521826372, ISBN10: 0521826373

Hardcover, 944 pages, 25.4 x 17.8 x 4.8 cm
Language: English

Liaison psychiatry, the recognition and management of psychiatric problems in the general medical setting, is an essential component of many doctors' work. Depression, anxiety and somatization disorders occur in about 50% of cases presented to primary care physicians. The Handbook of Liaison Psychiatry was first published in 2007 and is a comprehensive reference book for this fast-growing subspecialty. A team of experts in the field cover the full range of issues, from establishing a service and outlining the commonest problems encountered in general hospitals and primary care, to assessment and treatment guidelines, working with specific units within the hospital setting, disaster planning and legal-ethical considerations. It will be essential reading for doctors and other professionals concerned with the psychological health of patients in acute general hospitals and in primary care.

Part I. Basic Skills
1. The development of general hospital psychiatry Richard Mayou
2. Establishing a service Stella Morris
3. Legal and ethical issues in liaison psychiatry Eleanor Feldman
4. Understanding psychological reactions to physical illness Geoffrey G. Lloyd
5. Detection of psychiatric disorders in the general hospital Damien Longson
6. The role of the nurse in liaison psychiatry Anthony Harrison
Part II. Common Psychiatric Problems across the General Hospital
7. Functional somatic syndromes Lisa Page and Simon Wessely
8. Alcohol problems in the general hospital Jonathan Chick
9. Drug misuse in medical patients Hamid Ghodse and Ilana Crome
10. Sexual problems in medical patients Michael King
11. Suicide and deliberate self-harm Julia Sinclair and Keith Hawton
12. Delirium Paul Gill, Marco Rigatelli and Silvia Ferrari
13. Childhood experiences Mark Berelowitz
Part III. Working with Specific Units
14. Neurological disorders Alan Carson, Adam Zeman, Lyn Myles and Michael Sharpe
15. Cardiorespiratory disorders Christopher Bass
16. Gastrointestinal disorders Elspeth Guthrie
17. Liver disorders Geoffrey Lloyd
18. Endocrine disorders Antonio Lobo, M. Jesus Perez-Echevarria and Antonio Campayo
19. Diabetes Khalida Ismail and Robert Peveler
20. HIV and AIDS R. Foster and Ian Everall
21. Renal disease Janet Butler
22. Musculoskeletal disorders Chris Dickens and Graham Ash
23. Oncology Geoffrey G. Lloyd
24. Head and neck cancer Gerry Humphris
25. Palliative care Matthew Hotopf and Max Henderson
26. Cosmetic procedures David Veale
27. Perinatal and gynaecological disorders Kathryn Abel
28. The intensive care unit Simon Turner, Daniel Conway, Jane Eddleston and Elspeth Guthrie
29. The burns unit Jonathan Bisson
30. Psychocutaneous disorders Nora Turjanski
31. Genitourinary disorders David Osborn
32. The emergency medicine department Andrew Hodgkiss
Part IV. Treatment
33. Psychopharmacological treatment in liaison psychiatry Ulrik Fredrik Malt and Geoffrey Lloyd
34. The role of psychological treatments Elspeth Guthrie and Tom Sensky
35. Problem cases Damien Longson and Sarah Burlinson
Part V. Different Treatment Settings
36. Developing links with primary care Richard Morriss, Linda Gask, Christopher Dowrick, Peter Salmon and Sarah Peters
37. Frequent attenders in primary care Navneet Kapur
38. Major disaster planning Jonathan Bisson, Jim Bolton, Kevin Mackway-Jones and Elspeth Guthrie.

Review of the hardback: 'The book could have been categorised by symptom, such as pain or depression. However, this would have led to a lot of repetition. ... It has an excellent section on establishing a service, which is amusingly pragmatic. I also liked the 'How to do a referral guide', with carefully laid out steps that need to be taken. ... There is an excellent index ... All budding and established liaison psychiatrists should have this manual and medical libraries should stock it.' British Medical Journal