Mental Health Care

An Introduction for Health Professionals in Australia

Catherine Hungerford, Donna Hodgson, Richard Clancy, Michael Monisse–Redman, Richard Bostwick (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

608 Seiten

2016 | 2nd Edition
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-1-118-64480-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Mental Health Care: An Introduction for Health Professionals in Australia, 2nd edition is the ideal resource for students who will be future health professionals working in allied health and medical environments in Australia. Set firmly within a wellness framework the text is also useful for health professionals, already working in a health–related field, who need information to support them to effectively assist people who experience mental health problems.


Drawing on the multidisciplinary expertise of Australia′s pre–eminent academics and clinicians, the text offers a user–friendly, jargon–free blend of theory and practice that will enable students to think carefully about the issues involved in mental health care and empower them to develop strategies for working effectively with people across the lifespan and from diverse cultures. Building on the success of the first edition, Mental Health Care: An Introduction for Health Professionals, 2nd edition has been bolstered with an increased focus on coverage of child and adolescent mental health issues.

Inhalt

Preface xiii


About the authors xv


Acknowledgements xvii


Chapter 1. Mental health care in Australia 1


Chapter 2. Assessment in the mental health context 51


Chapter 3. The legal and ethical context of mental health care 101


Chapter 4. Delivering culturally appropriate mental health care 137


Chapter 5. Common reactions to stressful situations 193


Chapter 6. Caring for a person displaying challenging behaviours 237


Chapter 7. Caring for a person with depression, anxiety or perinatal mental health 277


Chapter 8. Caring for a person who has self–harmed 331


Chapter 9. Caring for a person with a serious mental illness 377


Chapter 10. Caring for a person with a substance use disorder 423


Chapter 11. Caring for an older person with a mental illness 483


Chapter 12. Approaches to mental health service delivery 517




SUMMARY 557


Review questions 558


Discussion and debate 559


Project activity 560


Websites 560


References 561


Glossary 565


Index 576

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.3.2016
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 216 x 253 mm
• Gewicht: 1386 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• ISBN-10: 1-118-64480-8 / 1118644808
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-64480-5 / 9781118644805
• Zustand: Neuware