Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health

By Eimear Muir-Cochrane and Patricia Barkway RN CMHN BA Syd MSc (PHC) Flin FACMHN Cambridge TESOL Cert.

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. Hands on practical strategies of what to do in commonly encountered situations A focus on recovery and person-centred care, and new material on co-occurring health problems The latest research and evidence, including guidance on medications, scales, tools, terminology and DSM-5 updates Case studies that provide practical examples.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0729542858
• ISBN13: 9780729542852
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.5" x 7.5"