Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2024) | Viewed by 1092
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, the clinical diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders remain ongoing challenges. Psychiatric diagnoses are descriptive and are not supported by blood and/or instrumental markers. Thus, psychiatric diagnosis remains an issue that requires clinical judgment and course observation to confirm. In an acute setting, psychiatric disorders require urgent treatment to contain risky behavior and ensure safe conditions for people and their environment. Moreover, treatments for acute conditions are necessary to prevent a chronic and maladaptive course of illness. In the long-term context, treatment adherence is required to prevent relapses and recurrences, as are rehabilitation programs to prevent maladaptive conditions. Despite international guidelines and worldwide consensus updates, gaps in psychiatric diagnosis and treatment persist, especially in the real-world context. The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a comprehensive overview of advances in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders, with a particular interest in the use of innovative research on psychiatric diagnoses and treatment programs in both acute and long-term settings. Therefore, researchers in the field of Clinical Psychiatry are encouraged to submit their findings as original articles or reviews to this Special Issue.
Dr. Rosaria Di Lorenzo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- psychiatric diagnoses challenges in acute settings
- urgent treatments for containing aggressive behavior
- long-term psychiatric treatments
- rehabilitative treatment in psychiatry