<p><strong>"A lifesaver - not just for PA students, but for faculty and administrators trying our best to prepare them. Perfect for students to read and use on rotation."</strong></p><p>- James Van Rhee, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA, Program Director, Yale Physician Assistant Online Program</p><p><strong><em>The first pocket-size resource to guide PA students through their behavioral health rotation</em></strong></p><p>Prepare for and thrive during your <strong>clinical rotations</strong> with the quick-access pocket guide series, <em>The Physician Assistant Student's Guide to the Clinical Year</em>. The <strong>Behavioral Health</strong> edition of this 7-volume series, <strong>discounted when purchased as a full set</strong>, delineates the exact duties required in this specialty.</p><p>Written by an experienced PA educator, this guide details the clinical approach to <strong>common presentations</strong> such as anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders. It also provides a systems-based approach to 40 of the <strong>most frequently encountered disorders</strong> you will see in this rotation, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and personality disorders.</p><p>Distinguished by brief, bulleted content with handy tables and figures, the reference offers all pertinent <strong>psychiatric rating scales, screening tools, and diagnostic criteria</strong> needed to confirm a diagnosis. This guide also describes the <strong>urgent management techniques</strong> you will learn during the behavioral health rotation, including suicide risk assessment, management of delirium tremens, and use of restraints.</p><p><strong>Key Features:</strong></p><ul><li>Provides a <strong>pocket-size</strong> overview of the PA behavioral health rotation</li><li>Describes common clinical presentations and mental health disorders</li><li>Offers a step-by-step approach to diagnosis and treatment planning</li><li>Includes <strong>clinical pearls</strong> throughout</li><li>Reflects the <strong>2019 NCCPA PANCE blueprint</strong></li><li><strong>Includes two bonus digital chapters!</strong> Three guided case studies to reinforce clinical reasoning plus 25 rotation exam-style questions with remediating rationales</li><li>Includes full digital access on Springerpub Connect</li></ul><p><strong>Other books in this series:</strong></p><p><em>The Physician Assistant Student's Guide to the Clinical Year:</em></p><ul><li><em>Family Medicine</em></li><li><em>Internal Medicine</em></li><li><em>Emergency Medicine</em></li><li><em>Surgery</em></li><li><em>OB-GYN</em></li><li><em>Pediatrics</em></li></ul>