Search

Dit boek geeft een overzicht van wetenschappelijke kennis, ervaringsverhalen en best practices op het gebied van leefstijlpsychiatrie. Daarnaast biedt het praktische handvatten die direct toepasbaar zijn in het voorkomen en behandelen van psychiatrische aandoeningen. Het boek richt zich op alle professionals binnen de geestelijke gezondheidszorg die een bijdrage willen leveren aan verbetering van leefstijl binnen de psychiatrie. Leefstijlpsychiatrie is het eerste brede, Nederlandstalige overzicht van actuele wetenschappelijke kennis over de rol van leefstijl in de preventie en behandeling van psychiatrische aandoeningen. Het boek beschrijft eerst het belang van leefstijl en richt zich daarna op diagnostiek en behandeling. De belangrijkste leefstijlaspecten zoals beweging, voeding, verslaving en slaap passeren uiteraard de revue, net als ervaringsverhalen en de rol van de hulpverlener. Ook is er aandacht voor de praktische kant, met hoofdstukken over bijvoorbeeld communicatie, implementatie en ethische dilemma's. In lijn met onder andere de versteviging van leefstijlgeneeskunde waarin de nadruk ligt op lichamelijke ziekten, neemt ook de aandacht voor de rol van leefstijl voor onze psychische gezondheid toe. Het verbeteren van leefstijlfactoren bij mensen met psychische klachten kan het herstel bespoedigen en verergering van klachten en terugval voorkomen. Prof. dr. Wiepke Cahn is psychiater en hoogleraar lichamelijke gezondheid bij psychiatrische aandoeningen bij het UMC Utrecht en Altrecht. Dr. Jeroen Deenik is onderzoeker en gezondheidspsycholoog bij GGz Centraal en assistant professor bij Maastricht University. Dr. Jentien Vermeulen is psychiater in opleiding en onderzoeker aan de Afdeling Psychiatrie van Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC.

Dit boek helpt professionals in de GGZ om met vertrouwen patiënten met zwakbegaafdheid te herkennen, psychische stoornissen te diagnosticeren en te behandelen. In deze herziene en uitgebreide uitgave worden nieuwe inzichten over zwakbegaafdheid in de GGZ geïllustreerd met uitgebreide praktijkvoorbeelden en extra online materiaal.Het boek biedt theoretische en praktische handvatten om direct aan de slag te gaan met veel aandacht voor een passende bejegening en communicatie. Nieuw is de monitorplus die uw organisatie helpt om de toegang tot de zorg te verbeteren. Patiënten met zwakbegaafdheid vormen een kwetsbare groep in de GGZ met een specifiek klinisch profiel, waarbij naast de cognitieve beperkingen en de psychische klachten, de gestapelde problematiek een belangrijk kenmerk is. Goede zorg start met de realisatie dat zwakbegaafdheid een belangrijke en vaak voorkomende comorbiditeit is in de GGZ. Voor de GGZ is inspelen op de zwakbegaafdheid absoluut noodzakelijk, maar in het algemeen minder ingrijpend dan gedacht wordt. Niet wát u aanbiedt is anders, maar wel het hoé.Het boek richt zich op psychiaters, psychologen, verpleegkundigen, andere professionals binnen de GGZ en zij die daartoe in opleiding zijn.

Over the course of the last two decades, improved practices in child and adolescent mental healthcare have led to a decreased environment of stigma, which also led to an increased identification and treatment of mental health disorders in children and youth. Considering that treatment and outcomes are improved with early intervention, this is good news. However, the success gained in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry leads to a new challenge: transitioning from adolescent care to adult care. It has been known for some time that children, adult, and geriatric patients all have unique needs where it comes to mental healthcare, yet limited work has been done where it comes to the shifting of the lifespan. Where it comes to the child-adult transition—defined as those in their late teens and early/mid-20s—there can be multiple barriers in seeking mental healthcare that stem from age-appropriate developmental approaches as well as include systems of care needs. Apart from increasing childhood intervention, the problem is exacerbated by the changing social dynamics: more youths are attending college rather than diving straight into the workforce, but for various reasons these youths can be more dependent on their parents more than previous generations. Technology has improved the daily lives of many, but it has also created a new layer of complications in the mental health world. The quality and amount of access to care between those with a certain level of privilege and those who do not have this privilege is sharp, creating more complicating factors for people in this age range. Such societal change has unfolded so rapidly that training programs have not had an opportunity to catch up, which has created a crisis for care. Efforts to modernize the approach to this unique age group are still young, and so no resource exists for any clinicians at any phase in their career. This book aims to serve as the first concise guide to fill this gap in the literature. The book will be edited by two leading figures in transition age youth, both of whom are at institutions that have been at the forefront of this clinical work and research. This proposed mid-sized guide is therefore intended to be a collaborative effort, written primarily by child and adolescent psychiatrists, and also with adult psychiatrists. The aim is to discuss the developmental presentation of many common mental health diagnoses and topics in chapters, with each chapter containing clinically-relevant “bullet points” and/or salient features that receiving providers, who are generally, adult-trained, should keep in mind when continuing mental health treatment from the child and adolescent system. Chapters will cover a wide range of challenges that are unique to transition-age youths, including their unique developmental needs, anxiety, mood, and personality disorders at the interface of this development, trauma and adjustment disorders, special populations, and a wide range of other topics. Each chapter will begin with a clinical pearl about each topic before delving into the specifics.

The current mainstream way of describing psychological and emotional distress assumes it is the result of medical illnesses that need diagnosing and treating. This book summarises a powerful alternative to psychiatric diagnosis that asks not ‘What's wrong with you?'but ‘What's happened to you?'The Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) was co-produced by a core group of psychologists and service users and launched in 2018, prompting considerable interest in the UK and worldwide. It argues that emotional distress, unusual experiences and many forms of troubled or troubling behaviour are understandable when viewed in the context of a person's life and circumstances, the cultural and social norms we are expected to live up to and the degree to which we are exposed to trauma, abuse, injustice and inequality. The PTMF offers all of us the tools to create new, hopeful narratives about the reasons for our distress that are not based on psychiatric diagnosis and find ways forward as individuals, families, social groups and whole societies.

Dit boek helpt professionals in de GGZ bij de bejegening, communicatie, diagnostiek en behandeling van patiënten met een laag IQ. Juist patiënten met een lager IQ hebben een groter risico op het ontwikkelen van allerhande psychiatrische stoornissen. Onjuiste diagnostiek of een niet-aansluitende behandeling veroorzaakt onnodig lijden bij de patiënt en hoge maatschappelijke kosten.Circa 15% van de Nederlandse bevolking heeft een IQ onder de 85, waarbij psychiatrische stoornissen drie tot vier keer vaker voorkomen dan bij een normaal begaafde populatie. Psychiatrische aandoeningen worden in deze patiëntengroep, bij gebrek aan specifieke richtlijnen, zowel onder- als over gediagnosticeerd. Behandelmogelijkheden aangepast aan het cognitieve niveau zijn vaak niet algemeen bekend of niet voorhanden. Behandeling van patiënten met een laag IQ in de GGZ geeft handvatten voor het herkennen van deze patiëntengroep in de dagelijkse GGZ-praktijk. Het gaatuitgebreid in op diagnostiek en behandeling van deze groep. Het leert u hoe u effectief met deze patiënten een gesprek kunt voeren. Door het hele boek heen zijn diverse aansprekende casussen verwerkt.Het boek richt zich op psychiaters, psychologen en verpleegkundigen en andere professionals werkzaam in de GGZ-praktijk. Het boek is ook goed bruikbaar in opleidingen binnen de GGZ.

The complex intersecting of genetic, biological, and environmental factors can make intellectual impairments difficult for clinicians to assess and treat. When such comorbid conditions as substance abuse or bipolar disorder are part of the equation, so are increased risks for clinical uncertainties and therapeutic dead-ends.The Handbook of Psychopathology in Intellectual Disability reflects the diversity of its subject in prevalence and presentation, testing methods and treatment options. Besides focusing on specific pathologies as they affect the course of intellectual disability (ID), its coverage spans the field from in-depth analyses of psychosocial aspects of ID to promising new findings in genetics and the ongoing challenge of providing personalized care tailored to individual client needs. Expert contributors bridge gaps between the evidence base and best practices and improved policy for maximum utility. In addition, chapters are written to benefit the widest variety of professionals treating clients with ID across disciplines. Key areas featured in the Handbook include:General issues and assessment methods.Core etiological approaches, including neuroimaging.Comorbid psychopathology, including mood, anxiety, and personality disorders.Common clinical conditions, such as ADHD, autism, and behavior problems.Medical and psychological interventions as well as community and inpatient services.Future directions in research and evidence-based practices.The Handbook of Psychopathology in Intellectual Disability is an essential reference for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians and other scientist-practitioners in clinical psychology, psychiatry, social work, rehabilitation medicine, public health, and neuropsychology.

As the cornerstone of applied behavior analysis, functional assessment is supported by a burgeoning literature that focuses on identification of and interventions for aggressive, self-injurious, and other challenging behaviors. Although the number of research studies continues to grow, full-length volumes on using functional assessment to address these behaviors remain few and far between.Comprehensive in coverage, Functional Assessment for Challenging Behaviors expands the knowledge base by providing information on all aspects of its topic. This unique volume addresses basic questions in salient detail, from types and rates of challenging behaviors to populations that warrant functional assessment. In addition, it examines typical assessment techniques, including interview, scaling, experimental, and in vivo methods. The use of functional assessment in treatment planning – and in combination with other interventions – is covered in depth. An especially timely chapter identifies key ethical and legal concerns in working with challenging behavior populations. Coverage includes:The history of behavior analysis and functional assessment.The nature, prevalence, and characteristics of challenging behaviors.Interview and observation methods in functional assessment and analysis.Experimental functional analysis for challenging behaviors.Treatment methods commonly used with functional assessment.Using functional assessment in treatment planning. Functional Assessment for Challenging Behaviors is an essential resource for researchers, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students in clinical child and school psychology, pediatric psychiatry and medicine, social work, rehabilitation, and developmental psychology.

Since the early 1940s, when first identified as childhood psychosis and autistic psychopathy, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has continued to burgeon into a major focus of inquiry and interest among researchers, practitioners, and the public alike. With each passing decade, the number of scholarly articles addressing ASD and related disabilities continues to soar. Today, thousands of papers on autism are published annually across various disciplines and journals, making it challenging – if not impossible – to keep pace with, let alone synthesize, all the latest developments.Based on a solid historical foundation of autism theory and research, the International Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders integrates the broad scholarly base of literature with a trenchant analysis of the state of the field in nosology, etiology, assessment, and treatment. Its expert contributors examine recent findings and controversies (e.g., how prevalent autism actually is), along with longstanding topics of interest as well as emerging issues.Coverage includes:A survey of diagnostic criteria and assessment strategies.Genetic, behavioral, biopsychosocial, and cognitive models.Psychiatric disorders in persons with ASD.Theory of mind and facial recognition.Diagnostic instruments for assessing core features and challenging behaviors.Evidence-based psychosocial, pharmacological, and integrative treatments.Interventions specifically for adults with ASD.Training issues for professionals and parents.A review of findings of successful and promising therapies, coupled with guidance on how to distinguish between dubious and effectivetreatments.The International Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders is an indispensable resource for researchers, professors, graduate students, and allied practitioners in clinical child and school psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, education, social work, rehabilitation, pediatric medicine, and developmental psychology.

Psychiatric Clinical Skills is a practical guide to engaging and assessing people who have mental health problems. Written by a team of experienced clinicians, it focuses on “what to ask” and “how to ask” and covers a wide spectrum of clinical problems and settings. It includes a chapter written from the perspective of people who live with mental health problems. As well as covering the full range of mental health disorders, the guide includes informaition about: • culture competence • assessment of children, adolescents and older adults • assessment of families • use of standardized rating scales • documentation. Each chapter includes easy-to-use features such as clinical vignettes, chapter overviews and keypoint summaries.

This is a major international textbook for psychiatrists and other professionals working in the field of mental healthcare. With contributions from opinion-leaders from around the globe, this book will appeal to those in training as well as to those further along the career path seeking a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of effective clinical practice backed by research evidence. The book is divided into cohesive sections moving from coverage of the tools and skills of the trade, through descriptions of the major psychiatric disorders and on to consider special topics and issues surrounding service organization. The final important section provides a comprehensive review of treatments covering all of the major modalities. Previously established as the Essentials of Postgraduate Psychiatry, this new and completely revised edition is the only book to provide this depth and breadth of coverage in an accessible, yet authoritative manner.