12 Gastrointestinal System Diarrhea, Hypermotility, and Constipation General Recommendations Loose stools may occur during initiation of treatment with serotonergic antidepressants or as part of discontinuation syndromes upon abrupt cessation of…
10 Electrolyte Abnormalities Hyponatremia and SIADH General Recommendations Hyponatremia, with or without syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), is a relatively rare complication of treatment with virtually all antidepressants,…
8 Dermatological System Alopecia General Recommendations Mineral supplements (e.g., zinc and selenium), oral biotin, or topical minoxidil may be worth attempting for the treatment of alopecia, but scalp hair loss…
9 Ear, Nose, and Throat Bruxism General Recommendations Benzodiazepines such as clonazepam probably offer the most reliable and immediate relief for iatrogenic bruxism. Other potential pharmacological remedies may include buspirone,…
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CHAPTER 11 Selected DSM-5 Assessment Measures DESPITE the popular perception that the DSM texts are chiseled in stone, the authors of DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013) describe the manual as…
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CHAPTER 17 Brain Stimulation Therapies WHEN an older patient fails to respond to other interventions, you should consider treatments that electrically stimulate the brain, either through the direct application of…
CHAPTER 16 Psychopharmacological Interventions WHEN seeing younger adults, mental health practitioners often struggle to convince patients to take even a single medication as part of a treatment plan. Younger adults…
CHAPTER 18 Mental Health Treatment Planning TREATMENT plans can be understood as a regulatory requirement, one of the many chores of contemporary health care, or they can be understood as…
