Published December, 2020
By Patricia Westmoreland
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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Centres on the complex and at times wrenching medicolegal and ethical challenges encountered in treating patients with severe and enduring eating disorders (SEEDs). The book addresses the medical consequences of SEEDs and explores that subgroup of patients whose illness appears intractable.

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Published December, 2020
By Richard J. Shaw and Sarah Horwitz
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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A preterm birth and its upending of expectations of a "normal" pregnancy and the birth experience can lead to very real psychological consequences for parents. This volume delves into recent findings on the psychological effects of premature birth on parents, including the high prevalence of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.

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Published December, 2020
By Joel Paris
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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This thoroughly revised, second edition of Nature and Nurture in Mental Disorders, argues that, in fact, the "nature versus nurture" dichotomy is unnecessary. Instead, the author posits a biopsychosocial model that acknowledges the role an individual's predisposing genetic factors, interacting with environmental stressors, play in the etiology of many mental disorders.

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Published November, 2020
By American Psychiatric Association
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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Focuses specifically on evidence-based pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia and includes statements related to assessment and treatment planning, which are an integral part of patient-centered care. It provides direction on implementing these recommendations into clinical practice.

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Published September, 2020
By Clete A. Kushida and Emmanuel H. During
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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This guide features the most up-to-date information and latest guidelines and summarizes the pathophysiological mechanisms, epidemiology, clinical presentations, and management of the six principal categories of adult and pediatric sleep disorders: insomnia, hypersomnia, sleep-disordered breathing, circadian disorders, parasomnias, and sleep-related movement disorders.

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Published September, 2020
By Mardi J. Horowitz
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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This invaluable text teaches clinicians to employ a transtheoretical approach, integrating multiple therapeutic modalities to treat patients who have undergone severe stress. The author emphasizes repeated assessments and formulations that form the foundation for individualized treatment plans.

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Published August, 2020
By John H. Coverdale, Mollie R. Gordon and Phuong T. Nguyen
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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This is an educational and clinical resource for health care practitioners from any discipline who may encounter sex- or labor-trafficked persons. The book provides the background knowledge and frontline clinical strategies providers need to identify, relate to, and treat these psychologically wounded, yet resilient patients.

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Published August, 2020
By Laura Weiss Roberts, Niklas Torneke, Kirk D. Strosahl, Robert Purssey, Debrin P. Goubert, Josephine Loftus and Niklas Toerneke
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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A collaboration among six clinicians from diverse practice backgrounds that is the first guide to systematically describe the principles and practices of ACT as they apply to psychiatric assessment, case analysis, and treatment.

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Published August, 2020
By H. Paul Putman
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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Each chapter of this volume is designed to advance the reader's clinical knowledge, methodical assessment expertise, and diagnostic sophistication. Unlike other psychopharmacology books, this guide transcends lists and tables of dosages and side effects, instructing the reader in the reasoning that undergirds treatment decisions.

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Published July, 2020
By Petros Levounis and Eric Yarbrough
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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A down-to-earth, informative, and affirming manual for mental health clinicians working with patients of diverse gender and sexual identities. Each chapter includes straightforward, real-world, and evidence-based answers to ""Questions Well-Meaning People Ask"".

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