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Essentials of Psychiatry in Primary Care Behavorial Health in the Medical Setting is an innovative psychiatry textbook that presents behavioral disorders from the perspective of what is seen in medical settings.  The goal of Essentials of Psychiatry in Primary Care is not to make psychiatrists out of medical clinicians, but rather, to help clinicians manage common behavioral conditions that most often present in a medical setting. Essentials of Psychiatry in Primary Care seeks to integrate medicine and psychiatry --- as the authors’ systems-based biopsychosocial model proposes.
The combined experiences in primary care of the authors --- who specialize in both general internal medicine and psychiatry --- provide the perfect background for a book of this nature. Having trained medical students, as well as internal and family medicine residents since 1986, their experience and research demonstrates the information they outline is effective and associated with improved mental and physical health outcomes.

Essentials of Psychiatry in Primary Care is endorsed by the American College of Physicians.

Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing, An Evidence-Based Method Fourth Edition is a practical introductory textbook covering the essentials of patient interviewing. The most evidence based-guide available on the topic, and endorsed by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare, this acclaimed resource applies the proven 5-Step approach which integrates patient and clinical centered skills to improve effectiveness without adding extra time to the interview duration.

Smith’s Patient-Centered Interviewing covers important topics such as:
• Patient Education
• Motivating for behavior change
• Breaking bad news
• Managing different personality types
• Increasing personal awareness in mindful practice
• Nonverbal communication
• Using computers in the exam room
• Reporting and presenting evaluations

The Color Atlas of Internal Medicine
Preface: Internists see a wide variety of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular, dermatologic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and rheumatologic disorders. This comprehensive atlas that aids in diagnosis, using visible signs and internal imaging, can be of tremendous value. We have assembled more than 2000 outstanding clinical images for this very purpose, and are proud to present the first edition of a modern comprehensive atlas of Internal Medicine.

 

 

Teaching in Your Office: A Guide to Instructing Medical Students and Residents, Second Edition
Office-based teaching occurs in a fast-paced, complicated environment where the teacher and student are concerned with both educational outcomes and patient care. This revised and updated edition continues to provide a reliable resource for physicians interested in improving their office-based teaching techniques while maintaining the efficiency of their practices. Preceptors will learn to: Evaluate their current approaches to teaching Incorporate new, proven techniques Minimize the effect of office-based teaching on productivity and length of day Optimize patient encounter time Give meaningful feedback and write preceptor evaluations Concise and practical, this second edition is further enhanced with an online collection of educational tools and resources and an electronic teaching-encounter form for mobile devices. A part of ACP s Teaching Medicine Series, this title is available individually or as a part of the complete six-book set.