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American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: Compendium 2004 (American Psychiatric Association Practice ... of Psychiatric Disorders Compendium)
American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders Compendium 2004 - American Psychiatric Association Practice ... of Psychiatric Disorders Compendium Author:American Psychiatric Association Developed by the APA to assist in clinical decision making, the Practice Guidelines series has become an invaluable resource to help benchmark care strategies for 11 common mental disorders. The APA makes Practice Guidelines available to help improve patient care and give members access to the latest information and research. Inte... more »nded as a professional resource and not a "standard of care", the Practice Guidelines provide convenient summaries of what we know about key mental disorders and the effectiveness of specific treatments. The eleven Practice Guidelines are:
Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias of Late Life
Bipolar Disorder, Second Edition
Borderline Personality Disorder
Delirium
Eating Disorders, Second Edition
HIV/AIDS
Major Depressive Disorder, Second Edition
Panic Disorder
Psychiatric Evaluation Of Adults
Schizophrenia, Second Edition
Suicidal Behaviors
These guidelines help you:
Understand clinical features and symptoms
Make a confident differential diagnosis
Evaluate interventions commonly used to treat specific disorders
Select the appropriate site of service
Educate the patient and family
Assess the efficacy and risks of available medications
Develop an individualized treatment plan
Interactive continuing medical education programs for many of the individual practice guidelines are available on the APA's web site. Each program offers Category 1 CME credits that are accepted by the APA and the American Medical Association. The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) has reviewed the APA Practice Guidelines CME Program and has approved it as part of a comprehensive lifelong learning program, which is mandated by the American Board of Medical Specialties as a necessary component of maintenance of certification.« less