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Klappentext This accessible, practical text provides mental health practitioners with the core knowledge and skills they need to be able to care effectively for the physical health of those who have been diagnosed with mental illness. Zusammenfassung This accessible! practical text provides mental health practitioners with the core knowledge and skills they need to be able to care effectively for the physical health of those who have been diagnosed with mental illness. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Physical Health Needs of Individuals with Mental Health Problems - Mandy Drake Setting the Scene Physical Health Assessment in Mental Health Practice - Eve Collins Understanding Metabolic Syndrome in Mental Health Practice - Susan Curtis and Sarah Curtis Cardiovascular Health in Mental Health Practice - Siobhan Tranter Respiratory Health in Mental Health Practice - Eve Collins Oncology - Maureen Deacon The Physical Effects of Commonly Misused Substances on People with Mental Health Problems - Phil Cooper and Jane Neve Sexual Health in Mental Health Practice - Jo Bates Wound Care in Mental Health Practice - Louise Shorney and Richard Shorney Prescribing in Mental Health Practice: The Balancing Act - Ben Green Promoting Physical Wellbeing - Clare Street Infection Prevention and Control in Mental Health - Julie Hughes Legal and Ethical Matters - Maureen Deacon
List of contents
The Physical Health Needs of Individuals with Mental Health Problems - Mandy Drake
Setting the Scene
Physical Health Assessment in Mental Health Practice - Eve Collins
Understanding Metabolic Syndrome in Mental Health Practice - Susan Curtis and Sarah Curtis
Cardiovascular Health in Mental Health Practice - Siobhan Tranter
Respiratory Health in Mental Health Practice - Eve Collins
Oncology - Maureen Deacon
The Physical Effects of Commonly Misused Substances on People with Mental Health Problems - Phil Cooper and Jane Neve
Sexual Health in Mental Health Practice - Jo Bates
Wound Care in Mental Health Practice - Louise Shorney and Richard Shorney
Prescribing in Mental Health Practice: The Balancing Act - Ben Green
Promoting Physical Wellbeing - Clare Street
Infection Prevention and Control in Mental Health - Julie Hughes
Legal and Ethical Matters - Maureen Deacon
Report
'This book is very readable and easy to dip in and out of. The action learning points and case studies in particular are useful and will be appreciated by students' -
Sheri Rhodes-Martin, Staffordshire University
'An important addition to an area of mental health that has significant implications for both service users and practitioners. This book will help to update and inform those with responsibilities for supporting holistic care within a mental health context' -
Bruce Wallace, University of Bedfordshire
