Main description:

A precise, practical handbook, Clinical Laboratory Investigation and Psychiatry is an invaluable tool that explores day-to-day psychiatric practices and various situations that arise in the field of mental health. This unique and resourceful textbook is a must-have aid for front-line clinicians, psychiatrists, and other professionals working in the field of adult mental health.

This complete guide to clinical psychiatry:

examines methods for improving patient care and clinical outcomes
extensively investigates which blood samples and tests to consider when dealing with mental health patients
illustrates the possible clinical outcomes and interprets them in an easy-to-access format
deals with the complexities of patients under difficult circumstances
guides clinicians through the proper use of the clinical laboratory

Contents:

Part I: 1. Introduction 2. Laboratory Aspects of Specific Psychiatric Disorders. 3. Selected Psychiatric Medication-associated Syndromes and Emergencies. 4. Laboratory aspects of psychopharmacology 1: General Psychopharmacology. 5. Laboratory aspects of psychopharmacology 2: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 6. Laboratory aspects of selected organic disorders with psychiatric sequelae. 7. Laboratory aspects of drug and alcohol use. 8. Miscellaneous Topics. Part II: Specific laboratory parameters and psychiatry.