Physician Assistant Students Guide to the Clinical Year

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Springer Publishing

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491_9780826195289

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The first pocket-size resource to guide PA students through their behavioral health rotationPrepare for and thrive during your clinical rotations with the series, The PhysicianAssistant Students Guide to the Clinical Year. The Behavioral Health edition of thisseven-volume series delineates the exact duties required in this specialty.Written by an experienced PA educator, this guide details the clinical approach tocommon presentations such as anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders. It alsoprovides a systems-based approach to 40 of the most frequently encountered mentalhealth disorders you will see in this rotation, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia,and personality disorders.Distinguished by brief, bulleted content with handy tables and figures, you will findall pertinent psychiatric rating scales, screening tools, and diagnostic criteria neededto confirm a diagnosis. This guide also describes the urgent management techniquesyou will learn, including suicide risk assessment, management of delirium tremens, anduse of restraints.

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