Introducing Mental Health, Second Edition
eBook - ePub

Introducing Mental Health, Second Edition

A Practical Guide

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Introducing Mental Health, Second Edition

A Practical Guide

About this book

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 concepts in easily understandable language, accessible even to those with no prior knowledge of the subject. They detail the major mental health disorders, the issues surrounding them, and provide detailed information on:

* treatment and support
* risk assessment and management
* mental illness and the Criminal Justice System
* the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act

Featuring case studies and exercises to assist learning, this is an invaluable resource for anyone working with people who are experiencing mental illness, including students and professionals in health and social care, housing and criminal justice.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Of Related Interest
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword by Vikram Patel
  7. Introduction: A Note From The Authors
  8. Chapter 1: Severe and Enduring Mental Illness
  9. Chapter 2: Treatment and Support
  10. Chapter 3: Risk Assessment and Management
  11. Chapter 4: Challenging Behaviour
  12. Chapter 5: Introducing Personality Disorder
  13. Chapter 6: Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
  14. Chapter 7: Introducing the Mental Health Legislation
  15. Subject Index
  16. Author Index