ABC of mental health

Contains information on the major categories of mental health disorders, the mental health needs of vulnerable groups.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Craig, T. K. J. [ (Thomas K. J.)] (Author), Davies, Teifion (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Book , c2009
Edition:2nd ed
Series:ABC series (Malden, Mass.)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Mental health assessment
  • 2. Managing distressed and challenging patients
  • 3. Mental health problems in primary care
  • 4. Managing mental health problems in the general hospital
  • 5. Mental health emergencies
  • 6. Mental health services
  • 7. Anxiety
  • 8. Depression
  • 9. Bipolar disorders
  • 10. Schizophrenia
  • 11. Disorders of personality
  • 12. Psychosexual problems
  • 13. Addiction and dependence: illicit drugs
  • 14. Addiction and dependence: alcohol
  • 15. Mental health problems in old age
  • 16. Dementia
  • 17. Mental health problems of children and adolescents
  • 18. Mental health problems in people with intellectual disability
  • 19. Mental health in a multiethnic society
  • 20. Mental health on the margins : homelessness and mental disorder
  • 21. Mental health and the law
  • 22. Drug treatments in mental health
  • 23. Psychological treatments
  • 24. Risk management in mental health