Shared Care In Mental Health (Medicine) - Softcover

Mynors-Wallis, Laurence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198525451 ISBN 13: 9780198525455

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2003

Synopsis

Shared care in mental health covers the broad spectrum of psychiatric disorders encountered by the primary care physician. It has been written to provide practical solutions to assist in the management of the common health problems seen in primary care. Shared care means not only care shared between primary and secondary care but also refers to utilizing the skills of the non-medical members of the primary healthcare team. This handbook is easy to read and user friendly and is designed to be 'dipped into' when faced with a problem in daily practice. It is problem-solving orientated and offers sensible, pragmatic and practical advice. The book is structured around the treatment of particular patient groups, for example, the depressed patient, the anxious patient, the patient with insomnia. Each treatment covers the following areas: epidemiology; recognition and diagnosis; management in primary care; when to refer and what to expect from secondary services. Equal attention is given to drug treatments, not only what to prescribe but also how to improve compliance, and psychological treatments. Case reports are included to illustrate the application of treatment techniques, and may be used for teaching purposes. This book has been written by a team who understands GPs, general practice and then psychiatry. The emphasis throughout the book is to provide the General Practitioner with practical and specific help in the management of mental health problems.

About this title

Review:

This is a very useful resource book, particularly for general practitioners and other primary health care staff . . . simple, clear advice and guidance. (Primary Care Psychiatry, Vol 9, No 1)

This book provides a simple practical guide to a team approach to managing mental health problems in primary care . . . an ideal tool for the primary care team. (Practice Nurse)

About the Author:

Laurence Mynors-Wallis is at The Alderney Hospital, Dorest. Jon Maguire is at Brasnose Centre, Oxford.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0198525451
• ISBN 13: 9780198525455
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296