Mental health and mental illness in paramedic practice. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Louise Roberts, David Hains.
• Authors: Roberts, Louise; Hains, David
• Contents: 1. Introduction to mental healthcare in paramedic practice: The provision and context of mental healthcare in Australia; 2. Caring and person-centred mental healthcare: Stigma, discrimination and the role of culture; 3. Communication and the therapeutic relationship; 4. Stress, arousal and emotions; 5. Assessment: history taking and the mental state examination; 6. Legal and ethical issues in pre-hospital mental healthcar; 7. Physical health and mental health; 8.1 Mental health across the life span: Caring for the mental health of children and young people; 8.2 Mental health across the life span: Caring for the mental health of older people; 9. Caring for a person with anxiety; 10. Caring for a person with changes in mood (‘affective’ disorders); 11. Managing risk, suicidal ideation and suicide attempt; 12. Caring for a person who has self-harmed; 13. Caring for a person with psychosis; 14. Caring for a person with substance use and mental health concerns; 15. Managing challenging behaviour and workplace violence; 16. Understanding personality and changes in personality; 17. Common psychological interventions; 18. Psychopharmacology
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.89025; Mental health services; Mental illness; Emergency medicine; Emergency medical technicians
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780729587563
• Related ISBNs: 9780729543187
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