Tackling mental health crises / David Kingdon and Marie Finn.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2006.Description: 249 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781583919798 (pbk.) :
- 9781583919798
- 362.204251 KIN
- RC454.4 .K532 2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. What is a crisis? -- 2. Engaging and assessing the client -- 3. Crisis planning -- 4. Risk assessment and management -- 5. Emotional difficulties -- 6. Behavioural problems -- 7.Troublesome thoughts -- 8. Physical symptoms -- 9. Service teams and settings -- 10. Preventing crises.
How best to manage clients who present in crisis is a vital but much neglected area of clinical practice. This text aims to provide a practical guide to combining social psychological responses to mental health problems.