Table of Contents

Introduction
1. History of Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

2. Psychiatric Consultation in the Inpatient General Medical Setting

Psychiatric Diagnosis and Management in the General Medical Setting
3. Mood Disorders and Insomnia in the General Medical Setting

4. Anxiety in the General Medical Setting

5. Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

6. Psychopharmacology in the General Medical Setting

7. Management of Agitation in the General Medical Setting

8. Strategies to Improve Coping and Manage Maladaptive Behaviors in the General Medical Setting

9. Assessment of Decision-Making Capacity

Psychiatric Presentations Associated with Neurologic and Other Medical Conditions
10. Delirium

11. Neurocognitive Disorders in the General Medical Setting

12. Psychiatric Presentations Associated with Neurologic Illness

13. Psychiatric Presentations Associated with Organ Failure and Systemic Illness

Emergent Complications of Medication and Substance Use
14. Catatonia, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Serotonin Syndrome

15. Toxidromes: Toxicology and the Psychiatric Patient

16. Substance Intoxication and Withdrawal States in the General Medical Setting

Special Topics in Psychosomatic Medicine
17. Perinatal Psychiatry

18. Psycho-Oncology

19. Organ Transplant Psychiatry

20. Psychiatric Evaluation and Management of Pain

21. Psychiatry in Palliative Care

22. Future Directions in Psychosomatic Medicine

About the Author

Kurt Ackerman, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Fellow of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. He serves as Medical Director of Adult Mood and Anxiety Services, and Behavioral Health IT, at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC. His research has focused on clinical applications of psychoneuroimmunology. Current interests include development of educational tools, order sets, and
clinical pathways for treatment of psychiatric issues in a general medical setting.

Reviews

Increasing recognition of the effects of comorbid psychiatric disorders that accompany medical conditions mandates that all physicians including psychiatrists, understand that recognition and management of such coexisting clinical entities is imperative. This convenient volume encompasses such information in a practical yet comprehensive manner. From common symptoms such as anxiety, depression, insomnia and agitation to specific disease entities where
psychiatric disorders commonly coexist, the book offers the clinician a guide to effective and evidence based management. Psychosomatic Medicine should be on the desk or in the pocket of all clinicians,
whether a seasoned practitioner or a resident.
-Thomas N. Wise, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
"From common symptoms such as anxiety, depression, insomnia and agitation to specific disease entities where psychiatric disorders commonly coexist, this book offers the clinician a guide to effective and evidence based management. Psychosomatic Medicine should be on the desk or in the pocket of all clinicians, whether a seasoned practitioner or a resident." -- Thomas N. Wise, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine, Baltimore, MD
"This is a small and portable handbook packed with the latest information on commonly encountered psychosomatic medicine topics. It summarizes current scientific literature and condenses it down to need-to-know basics. Its standardized format, easy-to-reference tables, and eloquent conciseness make it incredibly easy to use. Clinicians and trainees in psychiatric and medical practice will find this a valuable tool." -- Heather Huang, Doody's