Primary Care Psychiatry

Designed for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and PAs who routinely encounter behavioral health disorders in the primary care setting, Primary Care Psychiatry, Third Edition, helps you ensure that mental illness does not go unrecognized and under-treated in your practice. Edited by Drs. Robert M. McCarron, Glen L. Xiong, Jane P. Gagliardi, and Michael Lang, this fully revised edition is a practical, easy-to-use tool that clearly teaches how to recognize early symptoms of common mild-to-moderate psychiatric conditions, complete a quick and targeted primary care psychiatric assessment, and provide evidence-based treatment using cognitive therapy techniques, motivational interviewing, and use of appropriate medications.

• Distills a large volume of information into a practical and focused overview of primary care psychiatry, including real-world scenarios, guidance on diagnosis/differential diagnosis, and clinical pearls—all in a new, convenient softcover format
• Includes a new introduction to foundational principles of psychiatry; an expanded discussion of trauma and stress-related disorders; expanded chapters on substance use and addictive disorders, including opioid-use disorder; a new chapter on women’s behavioral health; and a new chapter on interventional psychiatry that covers referral and treatments using TMS and ECT
• Provides tips on navigating the psychiatric interview and updated information consistent with DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria
• Features pedagogical aids such as case studies and multiple-choice assessments at the end of every chapter
• Offers contributions from both psychiatry and primary care; most authors are dually trained in psychiatry and either family medicine, internal medicine, or psychosomatic medicine
• CME available: earn up to 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine