Reviewer: Marcos Modiano-Esquenazi, MD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This is a pocket card set on psychosomatic consultation.
Purpose: The purpose is to help clinicians obtain a psychiatric history and make treatment plan recommendations in the psychiatric consultation setting.
Audience: This resource is targeted mostly to clinicians (medical students, residents, and attending physicians) in the area of psychiatry.
Features: The pocket cards are divided into sections. The items are arranged in an order that mimics the patient evaluation process and that makes the list easily accessible. It includes identification data, chief complaint, review of systems, vital signs and tests, social history, substance abuse history, psychiatric history, mental status exam, physical exam and assessment (which includes DSM-IV TR coding) and finishes with treatment plan and recommendations.
Assessment: This is a helpful addition to the psychiatric literature that allows clinicians to obtain a quick and organized psychosomatic consultation.
