UPC: 9781615373451 | Textbook of Hospital Psychiatry (Edition 2) (Hardcover)

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When it was originally published in 2009 the Textbook of Hospital Psychiatry was the first comprehensive guide to hit the market in more than a decade. This updated edition includes new material in each of the 30 chapters with a focus on treatment staffing and quality of care changes and includes new forward-looking chapters on consumer and family perspectives collaborative care measurement-based care safety and more. Providers and policymakers agree that integrating behavioral treatments into regular courses of patient care helps address post-discharge needs including safe housing reliable transportation and nutrition. Behavioral wellness is currently benefitting from increased public attention but disparities in access continue. There is a significant need for dedicated psychiatric hospitals and dedicated units in general hospitals to meet America s mental health needs. Progress is happening but many familiar challenges remain. Inadequate healthcare coverage and reimbursement for services has left both patients and medical providers desperate for reform. Staffing shortages are worsening as practitioners in the baby boomer generation retire and those roles go unfilled by new graduates. Despite these challenges psychiatric hospitals continue to evolve and discover new solutions to provide transformative care for patients. This updated textbook contains valuable knowledge and novel insights for clinicians regarding treatment staffing and care and features new chapters on family involvement and safety federal and local financing and information on collaborative care and LEAN. Forward-looking chapters focus on the integration of treatment across settings and providers and examine new strategies such as telemedicine to extend the reach of clinicians. Together and with expert guidance readers of this must-have resource will find a roadmap for clinical administrative and financial steps to help providers take advantage of these unprecedented times to develop services and advance hospital psychiatry in the United States —