Where there is no psychiatrist : a mental health care manual / Vikram Patel and Charlotte Hanlon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patel, Vikram, author.

Hanlon, Charlotte, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatry--Developing countries.

Psychiatry.

Mental illness--Developing countries.

Mental illness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : RCPsych Publications, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Mental illnesses are common and cause great suffering to individuals and communities everywhere in the world, but many health workers are more comfortable dealing with physical illness. This practical manual of mental health care is vital for community health workers, primary care nurses, social workers and primary care doctors, particularly in low-resource settings. This guide gives the reader a basic understanding of mental illness by describing more than thirty clinical problems associated with mental illness and uses a problem-solving approach to guide the reader through their assessment and management. Mental health issues as they arise in specific contexts are described - in refugee camps, in school health programmes, as well as in mental health promotion. The final section helps the reader to personalise for a particular location, for example, by entering local information on voluntary agencies, the names and costs of medicines and words in the local language for symptoms. This product is also available as Open Access.

Contents:

Part 1: An overview of mental health problems

1.An introduction to mental health problems

2. Core skills for mental health care

3. Assessing someone with a mental health problem

4. General approach to treatment of mental health problems

Part 2: Treatments

5. Specific treatments for mental health problems

Part 3: Clinical problems

6. Emergency management

7. Behaviours causing concern

8. Symptoms that are medically unexplained

9. The person with problems due to habits

10. Problems arising from loss and violence

11. Problems in childhood and adolescence

Part 4: Integrating mental health

12. Integrating mental health into health care platforms

13. Integrating mental health into community platforms

Part 5: Localising this manual for your area

14. Medications for mental health problems

15. Resources in your area

16. Psychiatric terms for mental health problems

17. Glossary

18. Resources used in the manual

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 Jan 2019).

Open Access title.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access