Clinical Vignette A 73-year-old woman is seen in the emergency department after an unwitnessed fall at home in which her husband heard a crash and found her moments later on the ground in her bedroom. She was disoriented and bleeding…
The recognition and treatment of mental disorders are not confined to the specialty of psychiatry. Neuropsychiatric symptoms can mimic those of nonpsychiatric disorders that bring the patient to the attention of the nonpsychiatrist. This chapter reviews a number of important…
Mood and psychotic disorders account for a substantial burden of mental disease. These disorders are often first evaluated in primary care offices or emergency departments. This chapter will focus on a selection of these commonly encountered disorders: major depressive disorder,…