Primary Care Mental Health (Royal College of Psychiatrists) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1911623028 ISBN 13: 9781911623021

Publisher: RCPsych Publications, 2018

Synopsis

Around ninety per cent of all patients with mental health problems are managed solely in primary care, including thirty-fifty per cent of all those with serious mental illness. Primary care plays an increasingly essential role in developing and delivering mental health services, and in the wellbeing of communities. In this book, internationally respected authors provide both a conceptual background and practical advice for primary care clinicians and specialist mental health professionals liaising with primary care. Clinical, policy and professional issues, such as working effectively at the interface between services, are addressed, with a key focus on patient and service user experience. Following the highly successful first edition, which was awarded first prize at the BMA Medical Book Awards in the category of Primary Health Care, this fully updated volume includes new chapters on mental health and long-term physical conditions, prison populations, improving access to care and public mental health.

About this title

Book Description:

The great majority of people with mental health problems are seen and supported in primary care. This book provides a comprehensive guide for general practitioners and other primary care clinicians, including advice on diagnosis, treatment, multidisciplinary management, designing services, and developing and supporting the workforce.

About the Author:

Linda Gask is Emerita Professor of Primary Care Psychiatry at the University of Manchester and a retired consultant psychiatrist.

About this edition

• Publisher: RCPsych Publications
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1911623028
• ISBN 13: 9781911623021
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 526
• Editor: Gask Linda, Kendrick Tony, Peveler Robert, Chew-Graham Carolyn A.