The prevention of mental illness in primary care / edited by Tony Kendrick, Andre Tylee and Paul Freeling.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996.Description: 393p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780521470575 (hbk.) :
- 0521576482 (pbk) :
- 616.89 KEN
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Includes bibliographies and index.
PART 1: At-Risk Groups:- 2. Primary prevention of childhood mental health problems--3.Primary prevention: assessing the relevance of life-events and difficulties among primary care attenders-- 4. The prevention of postnatal depression-- 5. Bereavement -- 6. Preventing mental illness amongst people of ethnic minorities-- 7. The prevention of mental illness in people with learning disability-- 8. The role of counselling in primary prevention -- Part 2: Early Detection in Primary Care:- 9. Secondary prevention of childhood mental health problems-- 10. The secondary prevetnion of depresson -- 11. The prevention of anxiety disorders-- 12. The prevention of eating disorders-- 13. The prevention of alcohol and drug misues-- 14. Early detection of psychosis in primary care: initial treatment and crisis management -- PART 3: Limiting Disability and Preventing Relapse:- 15. Tertiary prevention of childhood mental health problems-- 16. Tertiary prevention: longer-term drug treatment in depression-- 17. Tertiary prevention in depression: cognitive therapy and other psychological treatments-- 18. The regular review of patients with schizophrenia in primary care-- 19. The prevention of social disability in schizophrenia-- 20. Organising continuing care of the long-term mentally ill in general practice-- 21. The prevention of suicide.
This is an invaluable guide for all those interested in the protection & conservation of mental health. Experts from a range of mental health care disciplines discuss issues ranging from identification of risk to the management of long-term illness.