Interventions for Mental Health: An Evidence Based Approach for Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists

Interventions for Mental Health An Evidence Based Approach for Physiotherapists is a key text for students in physiotherapy and occupational therapy and is essential reading for clinicians in mental health.Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists are essential members of the mental health-care team with increasing challenges to meet in this area. This book is the definitive text for those treating patients with mental health problems focusing on a range of therapeutic interventions including physical activities and complementary therapies.Thoroughly revised and up-to-date with the Government's framework for mental healthEvidence-based approachChapters set in the context of clinical effectiveness Emphasis on service delivery, team-work and partnershipRelates PT and OT techniques to specific areas within mental health, e.g. child psychiatry, sexual abuse, self-harm, eating disorders, substance misuse, forensic psychiatry, mental illness in old age, and chronic fatigueHighlights interventions such as complementary therapies and physical activitiesIn-depth literature reviews of different treatments Discusses motivation and adherence to treatment, social integration and challenging behaviour.

Rigorously revised, updated and expanded the continued popularity of this book is assured amongst all physiotherapists and occupational therapists as well of being an invaluable tool for GPs and mental health nurses advising and treating patients with mental health problems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750649658
• ISBN13: 9780750649650
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 7.5"