Clinical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders

Two key challenges face mental health practitioners: making the correct psychiatric diagnosis and choosing the most appropriate treatment option. This book aims to help with both.
Clinical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders – Second Edition combines clinically–relevant information about each of theDSM–IV–TR diagnoses with clear, detailed information on treatment options, giving full clinical management advice. Once again, the editors, both leading psychiatrists, have condensed the chapters on Disorders from Tasman et al’s acclaimed two volume textbook of Psychiatry (now in its Third Edition), retaining only the content they deem particularly relevant to the clinician for ease of use.
Each disorder is discussed under the headings of Diagnosis (including Assessment Issues, Comorbidity, Course, and Differential Diagnosis, giving diagnostic decision trees where relevant) and Treatment (listing all therapeutic options, giving practical advice for patient management, summarising treatment specifics with tables and treatment flowcharts).
The original edition established itself as the first point of reference for any clinician or mental health practitioner needing expert advice on therapeutic options for any psychiatric disorder. This edition features an additional chapter on the psychiatric interview and assessment of mental status to increase its utility.
It echoes the progress in psychiatry regarding the establishment of an evidenced–based model of taxonomy, diagnosis, etiology, and treatment. Indeed, from a psychologist′s perspective, the equal consideration provided to empirically supported psychosocial treatments versus somatic treatment is a significant development in the field of psychiatry.
Jonathan Weinand in PsycCritiques, the American Psychological Association Review of Books


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Preface
Chapter 1 The Psychiatric Interview
Goals of the psychiatric interview
The psychiatric database
Database components
Identifying data
Chief complaint
History of the present illness
Past psychiatric history
Past medical history
Family history
Personal history
Mental status examination
Conduct of the interview
General features of psychiatric interviews
Setting
Verbal communication
Nonverbal communication 
Listening and observation
Attitude and behavior of the interviewer
Structure of the interview
Chapter 2 Childhood Disorders: Intellectual Disability
Concept of intellectual disability
Prevalence of intellectual disability
Comorbidity patterns
Approaches to classification of the causation of intellectual disability 
Elements of biomedical assessment
First stage work–up
History
Physical examination
Diagnostic studies
Prenatal diagnosis
Differential diagnosis of intellectual disability
Course and natural history of intellectual disability
Habilitation and treatment approaches to intellectual disability
Overall goals of treatment of persons with intellectual disability
Overall principles of treatment of persons with intellectual disability
Normalization principle
Right to community living 
Employment of adults in the community according to their abilities
Use of normal community services and facilities 
Advocacy and appropriate protective measures 
Prevention of intellectual disability 
Primary prevention 
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
Prevention of psychosocial dysfunction
Mental disorders in persons with intellectual disability
Behavior disorders
Special issues in the psychiatric assessment of persons with intellectual disability
Forensic and legal issues in intellectual disability
Noncriminal forensic issues
Guardianship
Parental competency in child protection cases
Overall goals of psychiatric tre atment of persons with intellectual disability
Principles of pharmacological interventions in persons with intellectual disability 
Psychosocial interventions 
Programmatic and educational approaches
Psychotherapies 
Comparison of DSM–IV/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 3 Childhood Disorders: Learning and Motor Skills Disorders
Diagnosis
DSM–IV–TR criteria
Educational criteria
The educational curriculum and diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
Evaluation of the child or adolescent
Family evaluation
Environmental and cultural assessment
Epidemiology 
Comorbidity patterns
Social problems
Treatment
Educational interventions
Educational interventions for developmental coordination disorders
Psychotherapeutic interventions 
Education of the individual and family
Individual therapy
Family therapy
Social skills training
Use of medications
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 4 Childhood Disorders: Communication Disorders
Expressive and mixed expressive–receptive language disorders
Diagnosis
Treatment
Phonological disorder
Diagnosis
Treatment
Stuttering
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Diagnosis
Treatment
Communication disorder not otherwise specified
Comparison of DSM–IV/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 5 Childhood Disorders: The Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Autistic disorder
Diagnosis
Treatment
Asperger’s disorder
Diagnosis
Treatment
Childhood disintegrative disorder
Diagnosis
Treatment
Rett’s Disorder
Diagnosis
Treatment
Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified
Diagnosis
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 6 Childhood Disorders: Attention–Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Diagnosis
Definition and diagnostic/clinical feature s
Associated features and impairment
Assessment
Epidemiology
Comorbidity patterns
Course
Differential diagnosis
Treatment
Treatment goals
Somatic treatments
Psychosocial treatments
Comparing response to medication, psychosocial, and combination treatments
Treatment algorithms and practice guidelines
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 7 Childhood Disorders: Feeding and Related Disorders of Infancy or Early Childhood
Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood
Diagnosis
Treatment
Rumination Disorder
Diagnosis
Treatment
Pica
Diagnosis
Treatment
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
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Chapter 8 Childhood Disorders: Tic Disorders
Diagnosis
Diagnostic assessment 
Course
Comorbidity
Differential diagnosis
Treatment
Psychoeducation
Treatment of co–occurring disorders
The suppression strategies
Clinically complex patients
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 9 Childhood Disorders: Elimination Disorders and Childhood Anxiety Disorders
Enuresis
Definition
Course and natural history
Differential diagnosis
Assessment
Treatment
Assessment and management of diurnal enuresis 
Encopresis
Definition
Course and natural history
Epidemiology
Differential diagnosis
Comorbidity
Treatment
Separation anxiety disorder
Definition
Natural history and course
Diagnosis and differential diagnosis
Treatment
Selective mutism
Definition
Epidemiology
Assessment 
Treatment
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 10 Stereotypic Movement Disorder and Reactive Attachment Disorder 9
Stereotypic movement disorder
Diagnosis 
Treatment
Reactive attachment disorder
Diagnosis
Treatment
Comparison of DSM–IV 211;TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 11 Delirium, Dementia, and Other Cognitive Disorders
Delirium
Diagnosis
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Course
Differential diagnosis
Delirium due to a general medical condition
Medication–induced delirium
Substance intoxication delirium
Substance withdrawal delirium 
Delirium due to multiple etiologies
Treatment
Dementia
Diagnosis
Mental status examination
Physical and neurological examinations in dementia
Associated features
Course
Differential diagnosis
Treatment
Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type (DAT)
Diagnosis
Laboratory and radiological findings
Treatment
Vascular Dementia
Treatment
Dementia due to other medical conditions
Dementia due to HIV disease
Dementia due to Pick’s disease
Dementia due to Parkinson’s disease
Dementia due to Huntington’s disease
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Neurosyphilis
Dementia due to head trauma
Normal–pressure hydrocephalus
Wilson’s disease
Other medical conditions
Substance–induced persisting dementia 
Diagnosis
Treatment
Dementia due to multiple etiologies
Amnestic disorders
Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
Selected amnestic disorders 
Treatment 1
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 12 Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition
Psychotic disorder due to a general medical condition
Diagnosis
Treatment
Mood disorder due to a general medical condition with depressive features
Diagnosis
Treatment
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Mood disorder due to a general medical condition with manic features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Anxiety disorder due to a general medical condition with panic attacks or with generalized anxiety
Diagnosis
Treatment
Anxiety disorder due to a general medical condition with obsessiv e–compulsive symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Catatonic disorder due to a general medical condition
Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
Personality change due to a general medical condition
Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
Treatment
Mental disorder not otherwise specified due to a general medical condition
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria 
Chapter 13 General Approaches to Substance and Polydrug Use Disorders 
Substance dependence and abuse
Substance intoxication
Substance withdrawal
Diagnosis and assessment
Phenomenology and variations in presentation
Special issues in the psychiatric examination
Physical examination and laboratory findings
Differential diagnosis
Comorbidity patterns
Course and natural history
Treatment
Goals of treatment
Pharmacotherapy
Psychosocial treatments
Treatment of psychiatric comorbidity
Treatment–refractory patients
Other substance use disorders: anabolic steroids and nitrites
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 14 Substance–Related Disorders: Alcohol
Alcohol dependence and abuse
Alcohol intoxication
Alcohol withdrawal
Alcohol–induced persisting amnestic disorder
Alcohol–induced persisting dementia
Alcohol–induced mood disorder
Alcohol–induced anxiety disorder
Alcohol–induced psychotic disorder
Alcohol–induced sleep disorder
Alcohol–induced sexual dysfunction
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Assessment of alcohol use disorders
Screening
Psychiatric history and examination
Relevant physical examination and laboratory findings
Epidemiology
Psychiatric comorbidity
Course
Treatment
Treatment goals
The management of alcohol withdrawal
Therapeutic modalities: nonpharmacological
Therapeutic modalities: pharmacological
Alcoholics anonymous (AA) and mutual help organ izations
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 15 Substance–Related Disorders: Amphetamine
Diagnosis
Amphetamine dependenc
Amphetamine abuse
Amphetamine intoxication
Amphetamine withdrawal
Epidemiology
Patterns and routes of use
Medical complications
Treatment
Treatment of ATS intoxication
Treatment of ATS withdrawal
Psychosocial treatments for ATS dependence
Pharmacotherapy for ATS dependence
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 16 Substance–Related Disorders: Caffeine
Caffeine intoxication
Diagnosis
Assessment
Epidemiology
Comorbidity patterns
Course
Differential diagnosis
Treatment
Caffeine withdrawal
Diagnosis
Assessment
Comorbidity patterns
Course
Differential diagnosis
Treatment
Caffeine dependence
Diagnosis
Assessment
Course
Differential diagnosis
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Treatment
Caffeine–induced anxiety disorder
Diagnosis
Treatment
Caffeine–induced sleep disorder
Diagnosis
Treatment
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 17 Substance–Related Disorders: Cannabis
Cannabis intoxication
Cannabis abuse
Cannabis dependence
Cannabis Intoxication Delirium
Cannabis–induced psychotic disorder
Cannabis–Induced Anxiety Disorder
Treatment
Psychotherapy
Pharmacotherapy
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 18 Substance–Related Disorders: Cocaine
Epidemiology
Natural history of use
Diagnosis
Cocaine abuse
Cocaine dependence
Cocaine intoxication
Cocaine withdrawal
Other cocaine–induced disorders
Medical complications
Course
Treatment
Psychosocial treatments
Clinician–patient relationship considerations
Pharmacotherapy
Common problems in management
Rela pse to cocaine use
Diagnosis of other mental disorders
Comorbid substance use disorders
Premature treatment termination
Treatment refractoriness
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 19 Substance–Related Disorders: Hallucinogens and MDMA
Hallucinogen intoxication
Diagnosis
Assessment
Differential diagnosis
Epidemiology
Comorbidity patterns
Course
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Psychosocial factors
Treatment
Hallucinogen abuse
Diagnosis
Assessment
Epidemiology
Comorbidity
Course
Differential diagnosis
Treatment
LSD–related psychotic disorders
Diagnosis
Assessment
Epidemiology
Comorbidity patterns
Course
Differential diagnosis
Treatment
Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD)
Diagnosis
Epidemiology
Comorbidity patterns
Course
Differential diagnosis
Treatment
MDMA (“Ecstasy”)–related disorders
Diagnosis
Comorbidity patterns
Course
Differential diagnosis
Acute positive psychological effects
Acute adverse psychological effects
Physical consequences of MDMA use
Social/environmental factors
Treatment
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
Chapter 20 Substance–Related Disorders: Inhalants
Epidemiology
Inhalant use disorders
Inhalant abuse
Inhalant dependence
Inhalant–induced disorders 
Psychiatric disturbances associated with abuse of organic solvents
Presentations of Inhalant Abuse
Clinical manifestations after chronic abuse of inhalants
Neurological sequelae of chronic abuse of inhalants
Non–nervous–system toxicity of abuse of inhalants
Neonatal syndrome
Treatment
Comparison of DSM–IV–TR/ICD–10 diagnostic criteria
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Chapter 21 Substance–Related Disorders: Nicotine
Diagnosis
Assessment
Epidemiology 
Comorbidi