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The physical care of people with mental health problems : a guide for best practice / edited by Eve Collins, Mandy Drake & Maureen Deacon.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE [2013]Copyright date: �2013Description: viii, 238 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780857029201 (hbk.) :
  • 9780857029201 (hbk. )
  • 9780857029218 (pbk.)
  • 0857029207 (hbk.)
  • 0857029215 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.890231 23
LOC classification:
  • RC440 .P4 2013
  • RC440
NLM classification:
  • 2013 E-284
  • WY 160
Contents:
The physical health needs of individuals with mental health problems, setting the scene / Mandy Drake -- 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 in mental health practice / 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 Rhichard Shorney -- Prescribing in mental health practice : The balancing act / Ben Green -- Promoting physical wellbeing / Clare Street -- Infection prevention and control in mental health practice / Julie Hughes -- Legal and ethical matters / Maureen Deacon.
Summary: 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.
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Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
4 Week Loan Adult Mental Health Services, Cork, Library Adult Mental Health Services, Cork, Library SMU check 616.075 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39102000000417
4 Week Loan Sligo University Hospital Sligo University Hospital Sligo University Hospital - Loan Stock 362.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 06659
4 Week Loan St. Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny St. Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny Letterkenny University Hospital Library RC440.P49 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available B05894
4 Week Loan University Hospital Waterford University Hospital Waterford Open Shelves 616.890231 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 034998
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The physical health needs of individuals with mental health problems, setting the scene / Mandy Drake -- 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 in mental health practice / 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 Rhichard Shorney -- Prescribing in mental health practice : The balancing act / Ben Green -- Promoting physical wellbeing / Clare Street -- Infection prevention and control in mental health practice / Julie Hughes -- Legal and ethical matters / Maureen Deacon.

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.

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