Working with serious mental illness : a manual for clinical practice / edited by Catherine Gamble, Geoff Brennan.
Material type: TextPublication details: Edinburgh : Elsevier, 2006.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 427 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780702027161 (pbk.) :
- 9780702027161 (Paper)
- 0702027162 (Paper)
- 0702027162 (pbk.)
- 9780702027161
- 616.891 GAM
- RC480.5
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Previous ed.: London: Baillière Tindall, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section 1. Promoting understanding of the manifestations of serious mental illness -- 1.Serious mental illness: a view from within -- 2.Inside caring in mental health. Lyn Shore -- 3.Social inclusion. Rachel Perkins, Liz Sayce -- 4.Stress vulnerability model of serious mental illness. Geoff Brennan -- 5.An introduction to and rationale for psychosocial interventions. Helen Healy, David Reader, Kenny Midence -- Section 2.Engaging assessing and formulating care -- 6.Building resliationships: lessons to be learnt. Catherine Gamble -- 7.Severe mental illness: symptoms, signs and diagnosis. Tom K. J. Craig -- 8.Assessments: a rationale for choosing and using. Catherine Game, Geoff Brennan -- 9.Consolidating the assessment process: the semi-structured interview. Jayne Fox, Catherine Gamble -- 10.Assessing risk. Nigel Wellman -- Section 3.Interventions -- 11.Dealing with voices and strange thoughts. Jem Mills -- 12.Dealing with blanknes and deadness. Jem Mills, Sue Kerr, Sally Goldspink -- 13.Working with families and informal carers. Catherine Gamble, Geoff Brennan -- 14.Coexistent substance use and psychiatric disorders. Jood Gibbins, Cheryl Kipping -- 15.Working with people with severe mental illness who are angry. Paul Rogers, Andrew Vidgen -- 15.Working with people with serious mental illness at risk of offening. Paul Rogers, Andrew Vidgen -- Section 4.Considerations for effective practice -- 20.Ethical considerations. Paula Morrison -- 21.The tip of the iceberg. Sharon Dennis -- 22.Clinical support. Geoff Brennan, Catherine Gamble.
A practical guide to adapting mental health treatment methods to suit the needs of individual clients, this text suggests down-to-earth and practical methods which can be adapted for most service users.