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Mosby’s Pocketbook of Mental Health is a convenient, user-friendly resource for all health professionals. The potency of this text is in its easily accessible format which offers clear, concise guidance to students on clinical placements and practitioners.
‘One stop shop’ for essential knowledge and skills backed up by the latest scientific evidence. The text is consumer centred and context specific with practical advice supported by internationally accepted standards of evidence. Dot points, diagrams and tables are used to provide straightforward, readable, accessible, hands on material.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Working in a recovery framework
Chapter 2: Essentials for mental health practice
Chapter 3: Mental state assessment
Chapter 4: Culture and mental health
Chapter 5: Common mental illnesses and associated disorders
Chapter 6: Psychiatric emergencies
Chapter 7: Managing medications
Chapter 8: Contemporary talking therapies
Chapter 9: Co-occurring medical problems
Chapter 10: Loss and grief
Chapter 11: Law and ethics
Chapter 12: Settings for mental healthcare
Appendices
App 1: Surviving clinical placement
App 2: Working with people with challenging behaviours
App 3: Prescription abbreviations
App 4: Top 10 tips for people taking psychiatric medication
Further reading and resources
Glossary
