Manual of Psychiatric Care for the Medically Ill

'This is a remarkable book that must be in the libraries of all psychiatrists. Its use of clinical vignettes illuminates comprehensive discussions of commonly seen situations in patients with medical and psychiatric disorders. Its practical yet scholarly approach will be invaluable to clinicians in all stages of training and practice!' and mdash; Thomas N. Wise, M.D., Editor-in-Chief, Psychosomatics'The Manual of Psychiatric Care for the Medically Ill, like its predecessor A Case Approach to Medical-Psychiatric Practice, combines at-the-bedside utility with illustrative case examples, practice guidelines, and citation of the key literature. The Wyszynskis and their colleagues have achieved their aims of brevity and practicality. Every chapter is a string of clinical pearls, concise, up-to-date, and clinically relevant.' and mdash; James L. Levenson, M.D., Chair, C-L Psychiatry/Vice-Chair, Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University'This manual, which covers the major comorbid psychiatric disorders of the common medical illnesses, is a gem and mdash;it uses algorithms, tables, and short cuts to get to the heart of the problems quickly. I love the chapter on delirium, which is particularly pithy and succinct. The book will be a hit with psychiatrists in managing their patients with medical illnesses, and with medical students. Physicians increasingly deal with patients with chronic illnesses in our aging population. Psychiatric disorders are common and complicate care. This book is a guide that will be widely used.' and mdash; Jimmie C. Holland, M.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; Wayne E. Chapman Chair in Psychiatric Oncology; Attending Psychiatrist, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York'This is a good book.... You can find your way around. The logical structure, with largely predictable and systematic coverage of different systems, is an advantage both for psychiatrists with limited medical knowledge and for physicians with little mental health experience.' and mdash; British Journal of Psychiatry, January 2006'The Wyszynskis have done it again! The Manual of Psychiatric Care for the Medically Ill is a practical, concise, case-based approach to the medicine-psychiatry interface-a fitting update to their highly regarded 1996 manual A Case Approach to Medical-Psychiatric Practice.' and mdash; Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, December 2005'This Manual by Wyszynski and Wyszynski does what it promises to do. It gives the busy psychiatrist working in the medical-surgical setting a wealth of practical information invaluable for state-of-the-science care of important conditions at the bedside. It is an outstanding contribution to the medical psychiatry literature.' and mdash; Gregory Fricchione, M.D., Associate Chief of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts'Psychiatrists are increasingly being called upon to act in the role of physician and healer in medically ill patients. Most training programs have not adequately prepared residents for this responsibility. This volume successfully addresses the need. It is practical, useful, and in addition contains wisdom as well as solid clinical advice.' and mdash; Robert Cancro, M.D., Med.D.Sc., Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Psychiatry and Chairman of the Department, New York University School of Medicine, New York