Mosby's pocketbook of mental health. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eimear Muir-Cochrane, Patricia Barkway, Debra Nizette ; edited by Matt Davies ; cover and internal design by Lisa Petroff.
• Authors: Muir-Cochrane, Eimear; Barkway, Patricia; Nizette, Debra
• Editors: Davies, Matt
• Other Names: Petroff, Lisa cover designer.; Petroff, Lisa designer.
• Contents: Front cover; Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health; Copyright page; Foreword; Table of Contents; Preface; Authors and reviewers; 1 Mental health:; Introduction; The extent of mental illness in the community; Vulnerable populations; Risk for co-occurring mental illness; Risk for co-occurring physical illness; Providing general health care for people with mental illness in the primary care setting; Providing mental health care for people with a chronic physical illness in the acute care and primary care settings; Conclusion; References; Web resources; 2 Working in a recovery framework. IntroductionRecovery; Protective and risk factors; Recovery-oriented mental health services; Providing recovery-oriented mental health care; The Tidal Model; Working with individuals; Working with families; Recovery competencies for mental health workers; Recovery and risk; Conclusion; References; Web resources; 3 Essentials for mental health practice; Introduction; Practice essentials; National practice standards; Guiding principles; Settings and models for care; Teamwork; Scope of practice; Mental health literacy and psychoeducation; Assessment and history; Practitioner essentials. Personal and professional valuesSelf-awareness; The working alliance; Professional boundaries; Conclusion; References; 4 Mental health assessment; Introduction; What is a mental health assessment?; Why assess?; Settings for a mental state examination; Cultural issues; How to talk to family and friends; Essential mental state examination skills; The basics and purpose of the mental state examination; The components of a mental state examination; 1. Appearance, physical activity and behaviour; Appearance; Physical activity and behaviour; 2. Conversation, affect and mood; Conversation; Affect. Mood3. Thought: form, content and process; Thought form; Thought content; Delusions; Obsessions; Compulsions; Thought process; 4. Perceptions; Hallucinations; Illusions; Depersonalisation; Derealisation; 5. Conscious awareness; Level of consciousness; Orientation; Concentration; Abstract thinking; 6. Insight; 7. Judgment; 8. Memory; Summary; Additional information required for a mental health assessment; Presenting information; Medical history; Psychiatric history; Risk assessment; Social history; Conclusion; References; Web resources; 5 Culture and mental health; Introduction. What is culture?Cultural diversity in Australia and New Zealand; Culture and risk of mental illness; Explanatory models of mental illness; Cultural safety; Cultural competence; A culturally inclusive environment; Working with people from an indigenous or CALD background; Working with interpreters; Conclusion; References; Web resources; 6 An overview of mental illness; Introduction; Primary health care; Diagnostic classifications; Anxiety disorders; Incidence; Aetiology; Generalised anxiety disorder; Symptoms; Prognosis; Panic disorder; Prevalence; Phobias; Agoraphobia.
• Publisher Details: Chatswood, Australia : Mosby
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (217 pages), illustrations, tables
• Subjects: 616.89; Mental health -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Mental health; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780729582247; 0729582248
• Related ISBNs: 9780729541909
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 14, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.