Introducing mental health : a practical guide / Caroline Kinsella and Connor Kinsella ; foreword by Vikram Patel.

This popular and accessible introduction to mental health is written for students, mental health practitioners and non-qualified professionals. Fully revised, this second edition is up to date with the latest knowledge on mental health conditions, good practice and the law. The authors explain key c...

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Main Authors: Kinsella, Caroline, 1960- (Author), Kinsella, Connor, 1964- (Author)
Contributors: Patel, Vikram (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.
Edition:Second edition.
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Genre/Form:Case Reports, Handbook, handbooks, Handbooks and manuals, Case studies
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Chapter 1: SEVERE AND ENDURING MENTAL ILLNESS
  • Chapter 2: TREATMENT AND SUPPORT
  • Chapter 3: RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
  • Chapter 4: CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR
  • Chapter 5: INTRODUCING PERSONALITY DISORDER
  • Chapter 6: MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
  • Chapter 7: INTRODUCING THE MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION.