Private Practice Made Simple

Private Practice Made Simple

Author: Randy Paterson

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Published: 2011-06-02

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1608820246

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Running your own private practice takes more than an advanced degree, memberships in professional psychology organizations, and the ability to be a good therapist. And while your continuing education and training may be useful, setting up and managing a successful practice is a matter of business and organizational know-how as much as professional proficiency. If you're opening your own private practice or want to run your existing practice more efficiently, Private Practice Made Simple is your detailed guide. This book offers tips on everything from getting client referrals and creating a positive and comfortable office atmosphere to building a strong and thriving therapy practice that can serve both you and your clients. You'll learn how to attract clients as a new therapist and how to manage your practice as it grows. This complete tool kit will help you: Find an office and set up a treatment room Establish headache-free routines for organizing client information and forms Decide on a fee and manage your finances Prevent burnout by maintaining a healthy work-life balance


Psychiatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!

Psychiatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!

Author: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2015-05-04

Total Pages: 805

ISBN-13: 1469888491

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Written in the award-winning Incredibly Easy style, this invaluable reference is packed with the most up-to-date information on more than 70 psychiatric disorders. Clear language and a simple organization keep information concise and easy to find. The reference is organized by disorders and includes an overview of psychiatric nursing. Numerous icons provide the reader with tips on caring for psychiatric patients from experts, the latest research, cultural considerations, and the latest news in psychopharmacology. Memory joggers and quick quizzes reinforce learning. An appendix of Web resources is included for further study.


Prescribing Mental Health Medication

Prescribing Mental Health Medication

Author: Christopher M. Doran

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-03-20

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13: 113628009X

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Prescribing Mental Health Medication is a text for practitioners who treat mental disorders with medication. It explains the entire process of medication assessment, management and follow up for general medical practitioners, mental health practitioners, students, residents, prescribing nurses and others perfecting this skill. Already used by providers and training institutions throughout the world, the newly revised second edition is completely updated and focuses on the following key issues: How to determine if medication is needed Proper dosing and how to start and stop medication When to change medication Dealing with difficult patients Specific mental health symptoms and appropriate medication Special populations including pregnant women, substance abusers, children and adolescents, and the elderly Monitoring medication with blood levels Management of medication side effects and avoidance of medication risk The misuse of medication Prescription of generic preparations Prescriptions via the Internet, telemedicine, and electronic medical records Organizing a prescriptive office and record-keeping Completely updated, this text includes information on all psychotropic medications in use in the United States and the United Kingdom. It incorporates clinical tips, sample dialogues for talking about medications to patients, and information specifically relevant in primary care settings.


Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple

Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple

Author: John Preston

Publisher: Medmaster

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 General Principles. 2 Depression. 3 Bipolar Illness. 4 Anxiety Disorders. 5 Psychotic Disorders. 6 Miscellaneous Disorders. 7 non-Response and "Breakthrough Symptoms" Algorithms. 8 Case Examples. App. A- History and personal Data Questionnaire. App. B- Special Cautions When Taking MAO Inhibitors.


Common Mental Health Disorders

Common Mental Health Disorders

Author: National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (Great Britain)

Publisher: RCPsych Publications

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781908020314

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Bringing together treatment and referral advice from existing guidelines, this text aims to improve access to services and recognition of common mental health disorders in adults and provide advice on the principles that need to be adopted to develop appropriate referral and local care pathways.


Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy

Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy

Author: Judith Garrard

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2013-05-20

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 144969490X

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This fourth edition is a text for your nursing research course and provides students with a solid foundation and the tools they need to evaluate articles and research effectively. The fourth edition builds on the digital updates made to the previous edition and highlights the Matrix Method and the skills necessary to critically evaluate articles. The text also covers Method Maps, which teach students how to effectively construct a research study. The author leads students through the process of how to manage a quality literature review in the context of evidence-based practice. A case study highlighting a typical graduate student is woven throughout the text to illustrate the importance of literature reviews and evidence-based practice. Health sciences literature review made easy, fourth edition is appropriate for graduate level nursing courses as well as undergraduate Nursing Research courses that require literature reviews.


DSM-IV Made Easy

DSM-IV Made Easy

Author: James R. Morrison

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13:

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Designed to take the reader step-by-step through the diagnostic process for every DSM-IV category, the author clearly explains how to derive a complete, five-axis diagnosis. Each set of criteria is discussed in detail, illustrated by a vivid clinical vignette and interpreted in lucid terms. With this logical organization, the book provides a full course in diagnostic thinking, presented by a master clinician who has evaluated and treated over 15,000 patients.


Psychiatry Made Easy

Psychiatry Made Easy

Author: T Anbu

Publisher: JP Medical Ltd

Published: 2014-01-30

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9350909677

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This book is a concise guide to the field of psychiatry for trainees. Beginning with an introduction to its history and conceptual models, the following chapters are dedicated to mental health assessment and the therapeutic relationship between patient and clinician. Each of the following sections examines a different category of condition, including personality disorders, psychosexual disorders, neurotic disorders and childhood psychiatric disorders. A comprehensive appendices section includes lists and definitions of common defence mechanisms, phobias, manias and paraphilias, and a detailed glossary. Key points Concise guide to psychiatry for trainees Chapter dedicated to mental health assessment Covers numerous different psychiatric disorders Comprehensive appendices section and glossary