PsychNotes

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Perfect wherever you are…in class, in clinical, and in any practice setting! This convenient, pocket-sized guide provides quick access to essential information on DSM-5 disorders and treatments, psychotropic medications, documentation, and patient education. Concise, clearly organized, and easy to navigate, it delivers the must-know content you need – whenever and wherever you need it.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive coverage of approximately 80 drug monographs, including documentation; psychiatric medications, restraints and seclusion; DSM-5-TR disorders and treatments; and patient education and care
• Behavioral theories at a glance for quick review and application
• Key aspects of psychiatric care and crisis interventions
• Mental status assessments and exams, including focused tools for adult and geriatric populations – featuring a mini-cognitive assessment for dementia and a rating scale for Lewy Body disease
• Essential information on psychotropic medications
• Client/family education tables, tips, and strategies
• Cultural considerations and a dedicated cultural assessment tool
• Reusable assessment tools, including mental health history forms, multiaxial assessment, CAGE, PHQ-2 and PHq-9, and more
• Clinical pearls throughout for practical, on-the-spot advice
• HIPAA-compliant, write-on/wipe-off pages for repeated use in clinical settings

New To This Edition:

• Updated & Revised! All content thoroughly reviewed, revised, and updated to incorporate the newest knowledge in the field, including new drugs and drug updates and to align with the DSM-5-TR
• New! Eight new drugs: daridorexant, dexmedetomidine, dextromethorphan/bupropion, zuranolone, lecanemab, Gepirone, benzgalantamine, xanomeline-trospium
• New! Content on Biopsychosocial Theory of Mental Health, Transtheoretical Model of Change, and Piaget’s Theory of Sensorimotor Development
• New! PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) andGAD-7 (General Anxiety Disorder-7) assessments
• New! DSM-5-TR disorder: Prolonged Grief Disorder, as well as 10 new personality disorders
• Expanded! Expanded content on antidepressants, ADHD drugs, anger management, domestic abuse, and more
• All content thoroughly reviewed, revised, and updated to align with the DSM-5-TR and incorporate the newest knowledge in the field and new drugs/drug updates
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