With an estimated 450 million people worldwide suffering from mental health problems, more health care workers now need a range of mental health skills in order to provide sufficient care across a variety of settings.
Written by leading authors in their fields, Eimear Muir-Cochrane, Patricia Barkway and Debra Nizette, The Pocketbook of Mental Health is a quick-reference resource that delivers practical strategies and skills for allied health and nursing students, health professionals, general practitioners, paramedics, police and allied health workers to implement.
With a focus on social inclusion, recovery, culture and the promotion of consumer rights, this mental health textbook is a pivotal guide for holistic modern health care practices.
Author | MUIR-COCHRANE BARKWAY NIZETTE |
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Table Of Content | Chapter 1:Mental Health: Every Health Professional&aposs Business Chapter 2:Working in a Recovery Framework Chapter 3:Essentials for Mental Health Practice Chapter 4:An Overview of Mental Health Problems Chapter 5:Mental Health Assessment Chapter 6:Assessing Risk Chapter 7:Behaviours of Concern Chapter 8:Mental Health Talking-Based Therapies Chapter 9:Managing Medications Chapter 10:Culture and Mental Health Chapter 11:Co-occurring Medical Problems Chapter 12:Loss and Grief Chapter 13:Law and Ethics Chapter 14:Settings for Mental Health Care Appendix 1:Surviving Clinical Placement Appendix 2:Who Does What in Mental Health? Appendix 3:Abbreviations in Medication Administration Appendix 4:Supporting People With Mental Illness Taking Medication |
Format | 187 x 111 (4 3/8 x 7 3/8) |
Page Count | 204 |
Publish Date | 22 Mar 2018 |