{"product_id":"abc-of-mental-health-isbn-9780727916396","title":"ABC of Mental Health","description":"Mental health services have changed completely in the UK, and the new edition of \u003ci\u003eABC of Mental Health\u003c\/i\u003e has been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect this.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding clear practical advice on how to recognise, diagnose and manage mental disorders successfully and safely, with sections on selecting drugs and psychological treatments, and improving compliance, \u003ci\u003eABC of Mental Health\u003c\/i\u003e also contains information on the major categories of mental health disorders, the mental health needs of vulnerable groups (such as the elderly, children, homeless and ethnic minorities) and the psychological treatments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFully up to date with recent mental health legislation, this new edition is as comprehensive as it is invaluable. By covering the mental health needs of special groups, this \u003ci\u003eABC\u003c\/i\u003e equips GPs, hospital doctors, nurses, counsellors and social workers with all the information they need for the day to day management of patients with mental health problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Mental Health Assessment 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeifion Davies and Tom Craig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Managing Distressed and Challenging Patients 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeifion Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Mental Health Problems in Primary Care 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Byng and Jed Boardman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Managing Mental Health Problems in the General Hospital 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmanda Ramirez and Allan House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Mental Health Emergencies 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZerrin Atakan and David Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Mental Health Services 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosalind Ramsay and Frank Holloway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Anxiety 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStirling Moorey and Anthony S Hale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Depression 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthony S Hale and Teifion Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Bipolar Disorders 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeifion Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Schizophrenia 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Turner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Disorders of Personality 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Marlowe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Psychosexual Problems 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDinesh Bhugra James P Watson and Teifion Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Addiction and Dependence: Illicit Drugs 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClare Gerada and Mark Ashworth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Addiction and Dependence: Alcohol 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Ashworth Clare Gerada and Yvonne Doyle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Mental Health Problems in Old Age 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Ball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Dementia 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Ball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Mental Health Problems of Children and Adolescents 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Simonoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Mental Health Problems in People with Intellectual Disability 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick Bouras and Geraldine Holt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Mental Health in a Multiethnic Society 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Dein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Mental Health on the Margins: Homelessness and Mental Disorder 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Timms and Adrian McLachlan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Mental Health and the Law 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumphrey Needham-Bennett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Drug Treatments in Mental Health 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoumitra R Pathare and Carol Paton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Psychological Treatments 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuzanne Jolley and Phil Richardson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Risk Management in Mental Health 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeifion Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 114\u003c\/p\u003e  ?The editors have assembled a wide team of specialists to contribute essays on their particular areas of expertise? 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