Where there is no psychiatrist a mental health care manual

Mental illnesses are common and cause great suffering to individuals and communities everywhere in the world, but many health workers are more comfortable dealing with physical illness. This practical manual of mental health care is vital for community health workers, primary care nurses, social wor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Patel, Vikram, author (author), Hanlon, Charlotte, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : RCPsych Publications 2017.
Edición:Second edition
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Sumario:Mental illnesses are common and cause great suffering to individuals and communities everywhere in the world, but many health workers are more comfortable dealing with physical illness. This practical manual of mental health care is vital for community health workers, primary care nurses, social workers and primary care doctors, particularly in low-resource settings. This guide gives the reader a basic understanding of mental illness by describing more than thirty clinical problems associated with mental illness and uses a problem-solving approach to guide the reader through their assessment and management. Mental health issues as they arise in specific contexts are described - in refugee camps, in school health programmes, as well as in mental health promotion. The final section helps the reader to personalise for a particular location, for example, by entering local information on voluntary agencies, the names and costs of medicines and words in the local language for symptoms. This product is also available as Open Access.
Notas:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 Jan 2019).
Open Access title.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Also available in print form
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781108683302
Acceso:Open Access