Jill Cavalet, DHSc, PA-C, is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Physician Assistant Department at Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania.Maureen Knechtel, DMSc, PA-C, holds a Bachelor of Health Science and a Master of Physician Assistant Studies, as well as a Doctor of Medical Science with a focus in medical education. She has spent her clinical career as a physician assistant specializing in general cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. She teaches electrocardiogram (EKG) recognition and interpretation to both physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Throughout her career, she has been a guest lecturer nationally and locally on topics including EKG interpretation, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Dr. Knechtel is a fellow member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants, and a Cardiovascular Team Member with the American College of Cardiology. She currently serves as academic coordinator and associate professor with the Milligan University Physician Assistant Program in northeast Tennessee.

• PrefaceIntroduction: The Approach to the Patient in PsychiatryShare: The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year: Behavioral Health1. Common Presentations in PsychiatryCOMMON PRESENTATIONS2. Common Disease Entities in PsychiatryANXIETY DISORDERSDISRUPTIVE, IMPULSE CONTROL, AND CONDUCT DISORDERSDISSOCIATIVE DISORDERSEATING DISORDERSGENDER DYSPHORIAMOOD DISORDERSNEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERSNEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERSOBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERSPERSONALITY DISORDERSPSYCHOTIC DISORDERSSOMATIC SYMPTOM AND RELATED DISORDERSSUBSTANCE USE DISORDERSTRAUMA AND STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS3. Diagnostic TestingDIAGNOSTIC IMAGING STUDIESOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTINGPSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALES AND SCREENING TOOLS4. Patient Education and CounselingSELECTED PATIENT EDUCATION TOPICS PERTINENT TO PSYCHIATRY5. Urgent ManagementACUTE DYSTONIAAKATHISIADELIRIUM TREMENSLITHIUM TOXICITYMONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR HYPERTENSIVE CRISISNEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROMESEROTONIN SYNDROME (SEROTONIN TOXICITY)SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENTTRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT TOXICITYUSE OF RESTRAINTSVIOLENCE OR HOMICIDE6. Common Procedures and Psychotherapies in PsychiatryPROCEDURESPSYCHOTHERAPIES7. Common Abbreviations in PsychiatryIndex

Jill Cavalet, DHSc, PA-C, is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Physician Assistant Department at Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania.Maureen Knechtel, DMSc, PA-C, holds a Bachelor of Health Science and a Master of Physician Assistant Studies, as well as a Doctor of Medical Science with a focus in medical education. She has spent her clinical career as a physician assistant specializing in general cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. She teaches electrocardiogram (EKG) recognition and interpretation to both physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Throughout her career, she has been a guest lecturer nationally and locally on topics including EKG interpretation, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Dr. Knechtel is a fellow member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants, and a Cardiovascular Team Member with the American College of Cardiology. She currently serves as academic coordinator and associate professor with the Milligan University Physician Assistant Program in northeast Tennessee.

• PrefaceIntroduction: The Approach to the Patient in PsychiatryShare: The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year: Behavioral Health1. Common Presentations in PsychiatryCOMMON PRESENTATIONS2. Common Disease Entities in PsychiatryANXIETY DISORDERSDISRUPTIVE, IMPULSE CONTROL, AND CONDUCT DISORDERSDISSOCIATIVE DISORDERSEATING DISORDERSGENDER DYSPHORIAMOOD DISORDERSNEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERSNEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERSOBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERSPERSONALITY DISORDERSPSYCHOTIC DISORDERSSOMATIC SYMPTOM AND RELATED DISORDERSSUBSTANCE USE DISORDERSTRAUMA AND STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS3. Diagnostic TestingDIAGNOSTIC IMAGING STUDIESOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTINGPSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALES AND SCREENING TOOLS4. Patient Education and CounselingSELECTED PATIENT EDUCATION TOPICS PERTINENT TO PSYCHIATRY5. Urgent ManagementACUTE DYSTONIAAKATHISIADELIRIUM TREMENSLITHIUM TOXICITYMONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR HYPERTENSIVE CRISISNEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROMESEROTONIN SYNDROME (SEROTONIN TOXICITY)SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENTTRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT TOXICITYUSE OF RESTRAINTSVIOLENCE OR HOMICIDE6. Common Procedures and Psychotherapies in PsychiatryPROCEDURESPSYCHOTHERAPIES7. Common Abbreviations in PsychiatryIndex

Jill Cavalet, DHSc, PA-C, is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Physician Assistant Department at Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania.Maureen Knechtel, DMSc, PA-C, holds a Bachelor of Health Science and a Master of Physician Assistant Studies, as well as a Doctor of Medical Science with a focus in medical education. She has spent her clinical career as a physician assistant specializing in general cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. She teaches electrocardiogram (EKG) recognition and interpretation to both physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Throughout her career, she has been a guest lecturer nationally and locally on topics including EKG interpretation, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Dr. Knechtel is a fellow member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants, and a Cardiovascular Team Member with the American College of Cardiology. She currently serves as academic coordinator and associate professor with the Milligan University Physician Assistant Program in northeast Tennessee.

• PrefaceIntroduction: The Approach to the Patient in PsychiatryShare: The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year: Behavioral Health1. Common Presentations in PsychiatryCOMMON PRESENTATIONS2. Common Disease Entities in PsychiatryANXIETY DISORDERSDISRUPTIVE, IMPULSE CONTROL, AND CONDUCT DISORDERSDISSOCIATIVE DISORDERSEATING DISORDERSGENDER DYSPHORIAMOOD DISORDERSNEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERSNEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERSOBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERSPERSONALITY DISORDERSPSYCHOTIC DISORDERSSOMATIC SYMPTOM AND RELATED DISORDERSSUBSTANCE USE DISORDERSTRAUMA AND STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS3. Diagnostic TestingDIAGNOSTIC IMAGING STUDIESOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTINGPSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALES AND SCREENING TOOLS4. Patient Education and CounselingSELECTED PATIENT EDUCATION TOPICS PERTINENT TO PSYCHIATRY5. Urgent ManagementACUTE DYSTONIAAKATHISIADELIRIUM TREMENSLITHIUM TOXICITYMONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR HYPERTENSIVE CRISISNEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROMESEROTONIN SYNDROME (SEROTONIN TOXICITY)SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENTTRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT TOXICITYUSE OF RESTRAINTSVIOLENCE OR HOMICIDE6. Common Procedures and Psychotherapies in PsychiatryPROCEDURESPSYCHOTHERAPIES7. Common Abbreviations in PsychiatryIndex