Main description:

Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health is a convenient, user-friendly resource for all health professionals. The potency of this text is in its easily accessible format which offers clear, concise guidance to students on clinical placements and practitioners.

In sum a 'one stop shop' for essential knowledge and skills backed up by the latest scientific evidence. The text is consumer centred and context specific with practical advice supported by internationally accepted standards of evidence. Dot points, diagrams and tables are used to provide straightforward, readable, accessible, hands on material.

Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health will complement a core text and offer a quick reference in clinical practice.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Working in a recovery framework

Chapter 2: Essentials for mental health practice

Chapter 3: Mental state assessment

Chapter 4: Culture and mental health

Chapter 5: Common mental illnesses and associated disorders

Chapter 6: Psychiatric emergencies

Chapter 7: Managing medications

Chapter 8: Contemporary talking therapies

Chapter 9: Co-occurring medical problems

Chapter 10: Loss and grief

Chapter 11: Law and ethics

Chapter 12: Settings for mental healthcare

Appendices

App 1: Surviving clinical placement

App 2: Working with people with challenging behaviours

App 3: Prescription abbreviations

App 4: Top 10 tips for people taking psychiatric medication

Further reading and resources

Glossary