Overview
- The first medical book focused on homeless patients
- Considers the epidemiology, costs, and best practices for homeless patient care
- Written by experts in psychiatry as well as other medical specialties
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This volume highlights the socioeconomic concerns related to medical care for homeless patients and places them at the interface of common psychiatric and medical problems clinicians encounter. Written by experts in psychiatry and other medical specialties, this volume is a concise, yet comprehensive overview of the homeless crisis, its costs, and ultimately, best practices for improved outcomes. The text begins by examining the scope and epidemiology of the problem and discusses its costs. It then examines the best practices for both physical and psychiatric care before concluding with a section on working with special populations that have unique concerns across the country including LGBTQ, women, children, veterans, and aging adults. As the first medical book on homelessness, it is designed to cover a broad range of concerns in a concise, practical fashion for all clinicians working with homeless patients.
Clinical Management of the Homeless Patient is written by and for psychiatrists, general internists, geriatricians, pediatricians, addiction medicine physicians, VA physicians, and all others who may encounter this crisis in their work.
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Big Picture—Social and Medical Issues
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Front Matter
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Psychiatric Issues and Treatment
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Front Matter
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Other Issues
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Elspeth Cameron Ritchie
Chair
Department of PsychiatryMedstar Washington Hospital Center
Vice Chair
Medstar Georgetown University HospitalGeorgetown University School of Medicine
Deputy to the Assistant Undersecretary for Health, Patient Care Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Ave NW
Washington DC 20024
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Clinical Management of the Homeless Patient
Book Subtitle: Social, Psychiatric, and Medical Issues
Editors: Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, Maria D. Llorente
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70135-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-70134-5Published: 27 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-70137-6Published: 28 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-70135-2Published: 26 May 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 353
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
Topics: Psychiatry, General Practice / Family Medicine, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Public Health, Pediatrics