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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| ISBN 13 | 9780415780919 |
| Book Description | Psychiatric and mental health essentials in primary care addresses key mental health concepts and strategies for time-pressured practitioners in various healthcare settings serving diverse populations. it offers theoretically sound and succinct guidelines for compassionate, efficient, and effective service to people in emotional and physical pain and distress, capturing the essentials of mental health care delivered by primary care providers. the text provides a theoretical overview, discussing mental health assessment, crisis care basics, alternative therapies, and vulnerable groups such as children, adolescents and older people. it includes chapters that focus on the following topics in primary care practice: suicide and violence anxietymood disorders schizophreniasubstance abuse chronic illness and mental health. this invaluable text is designed for primary care providers in either graduate student or practice roles across a range of primary care practice, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants. |
| About the Author | Lee Ann Hoff is a nurse-anthropologist and mental health professional with extensive clinical, management, teaching, research, and consulting experience in crisis and mental healthcare, women's health, and sociocultural issues affecting health. She is Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada, and Visiting Professor at the Institute for Applied Psychology (ISPA), Lisbon, Portugal. Betty D. Morgan is Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA, where she is the coordinator for the Adult Psychiatric Mental Health nursing graduate program, and the post-Master's Adult Psychiatric Mental Health nursing certificate program. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Lee Ann Hoff, Betty D. Morgan |
| Publication Date | 15-Jan-11 |
| Number of Pages | 278 |
Psychiatric And Mental Health Essentials In Primary Care Paperback English by Lee Ann Hoff - 15-Jan-11
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