PD x MD Psychiatry

FIRSTConsult is a new evidence-based online clinical information system, designed to support decision making with practical clinical information. The content is continuously updated by expert contributors - who synthesize multiple information resources and deliver updated thinking on the latest in evaluation, diagnosis, management, outcomes and prevention.

Based on the breakthrough FIRSTConsult electronic parent, the PDxMD series employs the same comprehensive approach in a book format, organized to support decision making at the point and time of care.

Each PDxMD Medical Conditions title is composed of structured chapters, called medical condition files. Each Medical Condition File is organized identically into the following colour-coded sections, to allow you to find information consistently and reliably for every condition:

* Summary Information
* Background
* Diagnosis
* Treatment
* Outcomes
* Prevention
* Resources

Features

* * Offers in-depth, condition-specific information on diagnosis and patient evaluation, treatment and management strategies, outcomes, prevention/risk reduction, drugs, and more.
* Provides instant confirmation of clinical judgments for six principal areas: Disease Background, Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes, Prevention, and Resources.
* * Features the expertise of nationally recognized leaders in primary care and specialty medicine who have synthesized the latest peer-reviewed resources and evidence-based information.

Contents

Agoraphobia
Anorexia nervosa
Anxiety
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Bulimia nervosa
Dementia
Depression
Enuresis
Insomnia
Manic depression
Munchausen's syndrome
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Schizophrenia
Seasonal affective disorder