Clinical Laboratory Medicine for Mental Health Professionals: A Comprehensive Resource

Authored by renowned M.D. Sandra A. Jacobson, this revised and abridged version of the seminal work, Laboratory Medicine in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, addresses the specific needs of general psychiatrists and mental health professionals in clinical practice.

Easy-to-Reference Laboratory Tests, Diseases, and Conditions

The book features alphabetically arranged entries, making it easy for busy clinicians to quickly reference updated information on:

• Laboratory tests, including:
• Type of test (e.g., blood, urine)
• Test explanation
• Relevance to psychiatry
• Patient preparation
• Medical and psychiatric indications
• Numerical reference ranges
• Critical values for test results
• Potential meaning of abnormal results
• Interfering factors
• Cross-references to other tests or conditions
• Diseases and conditions, including clinical diagnosis and laboratory testing information
• Psychotropic medications, examined from both a screening and a monitoring standpoint

Additional Valuable Resources

The book includes an appendix featuring:

• Therapeutic and toxic psychotropic drug levels
• A quick guide to ECG interpretation
• Figures to help clarify complex processes underlying laboratory test results, such as:
• Abnormal liver function tests in hepatotoxic and cholestatic drug reactions
• Elevations in conjugated vs. unconjugated bilirubin
• The basis of osmolality and sodium abnormalities in the syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion

Years of clinical practice and research inform the selection of tests and the rationale for their use, making Clinical Laboratory Medicine for Mental Health Professionals the definitive, authoritative reference for psychiatrists and other behavioral health clinicians.

Product Details:

• ISBN-10: 9781615370849
• ISBN-13: 978-1615370849
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1st edition (December 12, 2016)
• Language: English
• Pages: 388