American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: Compendium 2006 Hardcover - 2006 - 1st Edition

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Developed by the APA to assist in clinical decision making, the Practice Guidelines series has become an invaluable resource to help benchmark care strategies for 13 common mental disorders. The APA makes Practice Guidelines are available to help improve patient care and give members access to the latest information and research. Intended as a professional resource and not a standard of care, the Practice Guidelines provide convenient summaries of what we know about key mental disorders and the effectiveness of specific treatments. The thirteen Practice Guidelines are: Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias of Late Life; Bipolar Disorder, Second Edition; Borderline Personality Disorder; Delirium; Eating Disorders, Third Edition; HIV/AIDS; Major Depressive Disorder, Second Edition; Panic Disorder; Psychiatric Evaluation Of Adults, Second Edition; Schizophrenia, Second Edition; Substance Abuse Disorders, Second Edition; Suicidal Behaviors. confident differential diagnosis; evaluate interventions commonly used to treat specific disorders; select the appropriate site of service; educate the patient and family; assess the efficacy and risks of available; medications; develop an individualized treatment plan.