Perioperative Psychiatry

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   • Hochang Benjamin Lee

   Pages 1-3

3. General Concepts in Perioperative Psychiatry

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. The Role of the Psychiatrist in the Perioperative Setting

      • Paula C. Zimbrean

      Pages 7-14

   3. Consenting to Surgery: Assessing the Patient’s Capacity to Make Decisions About Own Medical Care

      • Maya Prabhu

      Pages 15-26

   4. Delirium

      • Mark A. Oldham

      Pages 27-50

   5. Management of Psychiatric Medications During Perianesthesia Period

      • Paula Trigo-Blanco, Adriana Dana Oprea

      Pages 51-64

   6. Psychiatric Aspects of Perioperative Pain

      • Teofilo E. Matos Santana

      Pages 65-85

   7. Perioperative Psychological Interventions

      • Dwain C. Fehon, Amelia Swanson

      Pages 87-106

4. Specialties and Subspecialties

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107

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   2. Psychiatric Aspects of Cardiothoracic Surgery

      • Walter Piddoubny, Mario Andres Caro

      Pages 109-130

   3. Psychiatric Aspects of Non-cardiac Thoracic Surgery

      • Elizabeth Prince, Walter Piddoubny, Mario Andres Caro, Ted Avi Gerstenblith, O. Joseph Bienvenu

      Pages 131-143

   4. Perioperative Psychiatric Aspects in Neurosurgery

      • Sahil Munjal, Paula C. Zimbrean

      Pages 145-171

   5. Perioperative Psychiatric Problems in Organ Transplantation

      • Paula C. Zimbrean, Nora Proops

      Pages 173-193

   6. Psychosocial Evaluation and Management of Weight Loss Surgery Patients

      • Raymone Shenouda

      Pages 195-221

   7. Aesthetic/Cosmetic Surgery and Psychiatry

      • Ulas M. Camsari, Sheila G. Jowsey-Gregoire

      Pages 223-233

   8. Psychiatric Aspects of Obstetrics and Gynecology Patients

      • PoChu Ho

      Pages 235-263

   9. Perioperative Psychiatric Conditions and Their Treatment in Children and Adolescents

      • Orna Alpert, Imran Iqbal, Gabriela Andrade, Raman Marwaha, Johnathan Ebben, Katherine Zappia

      Pages 265-287

5. Back Matter

   Pages 289-297

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This book provides a comprehensive review of mental health topics for pre- and postsurgical patients. The book discusses general aspects of psychiatric care during the immediate pre- and postsurgical phase, such as pain management, psychopharmacological management or legal aspects of informed consent. The volume dedicates one section to specific subspecialties, including cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, organ transplantation, plastic surgery, bariatric surgery, and many others.  Each of these chapters address preoperative psychiatric risk factors, evaluations, impact, and management recommendations for prevention and treatment of the most common psychiatric complications.  The final section reviews the current dilemmas and questions for future research in this field, including delirium and capacity evaluation.  The text concludes with commentary written by experts in the fields of consultation-liaison psychiatry and surgery on future directions and considerations.  


Perioperative Psychiatry is a valuable resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, surgeons, trainees, nurses, social workers, and all medical professionals concerned with the behavioral health of surgical patients.

• Delirium
• Pain management
• Consent
• Anesthesia
• Psychopharmacology

• Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, USA

  Paula C. Zimbrean

• Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA

  Mark A. Oldham, Hochang Benjamin Lee

Paula C. Zimbrean, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Surgery (Transplant)
Yale University

Mark A. Oldham, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
300 Crittenden Blvd
Box PSYCH
Rochester, NY 14642

Hochang Benjamin Lee, MD
John Romano Professor and Chair
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
300 Crittenden Blvd
Box PSYCH
Rochester, NY 14642

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