Clinical Laboratory Medicine for Mental Health Professionals [Paperback]

With a focus on the needs of general psychiatrists and their mental health colleagues in clinical practice, Clinical Laboratory Medicine for Mental Health Professionals is a revised, abridged version of the seminal work, Laboratory Medicine in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. Updated information on laboratory tests, diseases and conditions, and psychotropic medications is arranged alphabetically and presented in a tabular format, making it easy for busy clinicians to find needed information. Extensively indexed, this guide also includes an appendix that features at-a-glance information on therapeutic and psychotropic levels, 10 rules for deciding whether an ECG is normal, and several figures relevant to tests, such as ECG waves and intervals, cholestatic injury, bilirubin cycle, and SIADH secretion. Years of clinical practice and research inform both the choice of tests included and the rationale for their use, making Clinical Laboratory Medicine for Mental Health Professionals a definitive, authoritative reference for psychiatrists and other behavioral health clinicians.