A Complete Guide to Primary Care Mental Health: A Toolkit for Professionals Working with Common Mental Health Problems
- ISBN-10
- 184529596X
- ISBN-13
- 9781845295967
- Category
- Clinical health psychology
- Pages
- 362
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Author
- Julie Attenborough
Description
This essential and authoritative reference book and CD-Rom set offers a comprehensive resource for all those involved in treating mental health at primary care level. The book covers: the culture and processes in primary mental healthcare including record-keeping, accountability, clinical supervision, consent and confidentiality; managing the patient's journey through primary care and the Stepped Care approach; the Modernisation Agenda and social inclusion; clinical skills for primary care mental health practice focusing on the treatment of the anxiety and depressive disorders; and clinical interventions. 3 CD-ROMs contain test modules, video and audio clips and extensive links to relevant websites and other sources of up-to-date information, suitable for the treatment of anxiety and depression sufferers being treated in primary care. This is the first comprehensive teaching and learning resource guide for primary care professionals working with common mental health problems. It provides an essential and invaluable resource for GPs, Occupational Health Nurses, Community Mental Health Teams, Social Workers, Graduate Mental Health Workers and both trainers and students involved in primary mental health care. In addition, it will prove an invaluable resource for voluntary sector workers and those working in human resources. The clinical skills teaching and learning resource follows the stepped care model recommended in the NICE guidelines for anxiety and depression.
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