Introducing mental health :

Kinsella, Caroline, 1960-

Introducing mental health : a practical guide / Caroline Kinsella and Connor Kinsella ; foreword by Vikram Patel. - Second edition. - 200 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Severe and enduring mental illness -- Treatment and suppor -- Risk assessment and management -- Challenging behaviour -- Introducing personality disorder -- Mental illness and the criminal justice system -- Introducing the mental health legislation.

In this book, the authors explain key concepts in easily understandable language, accessible even to those with no prior knowledge of the subject. They detail the major mental health disorders, the issues surrounding them, and provide detailed information on:* treatment and support* risk assessment and management* mental illness and the Criminal Justice System* the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act..

9781849055963

2014047767


Mental health.
Mental illness.
Psychiatry.

RA790

362.2 KI.I 2015

WM 140