The practice of medicine is both learned and advanced through
the compilation and study of cases -- vignettes that record the
presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of individual patients and
diseases. This is especially true of psychosomatic medicine (PSM),
which depends on the "compelling case" to distill clinical
knowledge and communicate it to students, residents, and
clinicians. An invaluable contribution to the field, the Casebook
of Psychosomatic Medicine describes the psychiatric symptoms and/or
illnesses managed by the PSM psychiatrist in collaboration with
other medical colleagues. The book presents a broad range of cases
illustrating the medical, psychosocial, and intertwined situations
psychiatrists are likely to encounter in an academic medical center
setting.
No other single volume offers a broader range of engaging,
detailed, and nuanced PSM cases, or grounds them so firmly in a
psychiatric, psychosocial, and spiritual context. Here are just a
few of this patient-centered book's most impressive and useful
features: - The relevant science underlying each case is addressed
in discussion sections, allowing the book to be read as a
stand-alone volume. Alternatively, the cases can be read as
instructive and insightful illustrations by the reader who has
already absorbed the fundamentals of PSM from standard textbooks in
the field.- This user-friendly book is organized by the organ
system or disease type of the presenting illness or symptom.-
Content rare in volumes of this kind includes detailed coverage of
the diagnosis and management of cognitive disorders; the management
of drug toxicity states; determinations of decisional capacity for
medical decision making; and "stress and adaptation," an issue the
PSM psychiatrist encounters daily.- The authors strongly believe
that one of the most crucial roles for the psychiatrist is in the
medical center, and the book reflects that orientation. - The book
addresses the importance of understanding the impact of patients'
systemic illnesses on their psychiatric symptoms, and modifying
interventions and care accordingly. These abilities are critical to
sound PSM practice.
Although PSM has a long and noble history, it is the newest of
the psychiatric subspecialties, and as the literature expands, more
and more clinicians will incorporate PSM treatment modalities into
their practice. The Casebook of Psychosomatic Medicine is an
essential contribution to that body of knowledge and establishes a
new standard with which to face the future of this exciting
field.
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