Mental Illness

A Handbook for Carers
Herausgeber: Gerada, Claire; Ramsay, Rosalind; Mars, Sarah

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book examines the provision made for people with mental illness and their carers, and the support that is available to them. It includes information on housing, employment, social services and the law. Accessible, practical and comprehensive, this handbook acts as a one-stop shop for anyone caring for a person with a mental illness.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 471g
• ISBN-13: 9781853029349
• ISBN-10: 1853029343
• Artikelnr.: 21987695

Autorenporträt

Edited by Rosalind Ramsay, Claire Gerada, Sarah Mars and George Szmukler

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Section One: Mental Illnesses. 1. Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Elizabeth Kuipers
Professor of Clinical Psychology
Institute of Psychiatry. 2. Bipolar Affective Disorder or Manic Depression
Rosalind Ramsay and George Szmukler. 3. Depression
Anne Farmer
Institute of Psychiatry. 4. Anxiety Disorders
Susan Grey
Institute of Psychiatry. 5. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Richard Parkin
Consultant Psychologist. 6. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Felicity de Zuleta
Institute of Psychiatry. 7. Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms
Alicia Deale and Vincent Deary. 8. Mental Health Problems alongside Physical Illness
Andrew Hodgkiss
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. 9. Eating Disorders
Gill Todd
Clinical Nurse Leader
Eating Disorders Unit
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
Wendy Whitaker and Kay Gavan. 10. Drinking Problems
Jane Marshall
Consultant Psychiatrist
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. 11. Drug Misuse and Dependence
Claire Gerada and Sarah Welsh
Consultant Psychiatrist
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. 12. Personality Disorders
Jane Tiller
Consultant Psychiatrist
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. 13. Mental Illness in Older People
Amanda Thompsell
Specialist Registrar in Psychiatry
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and Marisa Silverman
Old Age Consultant Psychiatrist
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. Section Two: Mental Health Services. Introduction
Frank Holloway
Consultant Psychiatrist
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. 14. Mental Health Services
Sonia Johnson
Senior Lecturer in Social and Community Psychiatry
University College
London. 15. Mental Health Professionals
Wendy Maphosa and Emma Staples. 16. Primary Care Services for Mental Health
Claire Gerada. 17. Social Work Provision
Nick Hervey
Southwark Social Services. 18. An Appropriate Place to Live
John Wade and Claire Henderson
Institute of Psychiatry. 19. Benefits
Claire Henderson
Institute of Psychiatry and Rory O'Kelly. 20. Employment
David O'Flynn
Specialist Registrar in Psychiatry. 21. Forensic Psychiatry
Alec Buchanan
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
South London and Maudlsey Trust. 22. Mental Health Legislation
Frank Holloway
Consultant Psychiatrist
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and George Szmuckler. 23. Driving and Mental Health
Anne Cremona
Consultant Psychiatrist
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. 24. Other Legal Issues and Mental Health
Mind legal unit. 25. Confidentiality and Mental Health
George Szmukler. 26. How to Cope with the Stigma of Mental Illness
Geoffrey Woolf
Consultant Psychiatrist. 27. Ethnic Minorities and Mental Health
Kwame McKenzie. 28. Being a Carer
Kate Harvey. 29. Psychological Treatments
Anne Ward and Stirling Moorey
Consultant Psychiatrists
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. 30. Suicide and Suicide Attempts
Mike Crawford
Senior Lecturer
Imperial College School of Medicine
London. 31.Violence
Mari Anne Harty
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. Glossary. Resources. The Contributors. Index.