Positive Psychiatry: A Casebook - Softcover

Richard F.; M.D. Summers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1615371397 ISBN 13: 9781615371396

Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc, 2018

Synopsis

Positive psychiatry is a new field, but one with a growing empirical database and a developing literature. Still, for all positive psychiatry's potential to improve outcomes and transform care systems, many clinicians remain unsure as to how to apply these interventions with their patients.

It is this uncertainty that makes Positive Psychiatry: A Casebook such an indispensable resource. This guide illustrates how clinicians have successfully combined traditional psychiatry approaches and positive interventions, how positive interventions can enhance the quality of medical care, and how these interventions are employed in educational and coaching settings.

The book opens with an overview of the history of the positive in psychiatry, a summary of the effectiveness of positive interventions, and an overarching conceptualization of the field of positive psychiatry.

Thirteen extensive, detailed cases follow, organized into three sections: mental health treatment (e.g., schizophrenia and bipolar disorder), medical care (e.g., diabetes and chronic stress in caregivers), and educational and coaching interventions (e.g., medical internships and law school).

The clinical cases include a summary, a description of the patient that takes into account his or her strengths and weaknesses, a detailed discussion of the intervention(s), and the outcome of treatment. The examples from the third section on education and coaching provide a unique opportunity to assess the effectiveness of positive interventions in nonclinical settings. All chapters feature "take home points" that summarize the salient concepts and allow for ease of reference.

Featuring a wide array of settings unmatched by any other compendium of psychiatric or positive case material, Positive Psychiatry: A Casebook is a must-have reference for any clinician seeking to apply positive interventions to their practice.

About this title

About the Author

Richard F. Summers, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Senior Residency Advisor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dilip V. Jeste, M.D., is Senior Associate Dean for Healthy Aging and Senior Care, Estelle and Edgar Levi Chair in Aging, and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, and Director of the Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, at the University of California, San Diego, in San Diego, California.

From the Back Cover

A growing empirical database and a developing literature point to the potential of positive psychiatry to improve outcomes and transform care systems, but knowing precisely how to apply positive interventions with patients remains a challenge for many clinicians.

Positive Psychiatry: A Casebook addresses the doubts many practitioners have: it illustrates how clinicians have successfully combined traditional psychiatry approaches and positive interventions, how positive interventions can enhance the quality of medical care, and how these interventions are employed in educational and coaching settings.

The guide opens with an overview of the history of the positive in psychiatry, a summary of the effectiveness of positive interventions, and an over-arching conceptualization of the field of positive psychiatry. Thirteen detailed cases follow, organized into three sections: mental health, medical care, and educational and coaching interventions. The cases provide readers with the opportunity to engage deeply in the clinical descriptions, decision-making, and assessment of outcomes. Those in the third section on education and coaching provide a unique opportunity to assess the effectiveness of positive interventions in nonclinical settings.

No other compendium of psychiatric or positive case material features as wide an array of settings as Positive Psychiatry: A Casebook. This is a must-have reference for any clinician seeking to apply positive interventions to their practice.

From the Inside Flap

A growing empirical database and a developing literature point to the potential of positive psychiatry to improve outcomes and transform care systems, but knowing precisely how to apply positive interventions with patients remains a challenge for many clinicians.

Positive Psychiatry: A Casebook addresses the doubts many practitioners have: it illustrates how clinicians have successfully combined traditional psychiatry approaches and positive interventions, how positive interventions can enhance the quality of medical care, and how these interventions are employed in educational and coaching settings.

The guide opens with an overview of the history of the positive in psychiatry, a summary of the effectiveness of positive interventions, and an over-arching conceptualization of the field of positive psychiatry. Thirteen detailed cases follow, organized into three sections: mental health, medical care, and educational and coaching interventions. The cases provide readers with the opportunity to engage deeply in the clinical descriptions, decision-making, and assessment of outcomes. Those in the third section on education and coaching provide a unique opportunity to assess the effectiveness of positive interventions in nonclinical settings.

No other compendium of psychiatric or positive case material features as wide an array of settings as Positive Psychiatry: A Casebook. This is a must-have reference for any clinician seeking to apply positive interventions to their practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1615371397
• ISBN 13: 9781615371396
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 235
• Editor: Richard F., M.D. Summers, Dilip V., M.D. Jeste