Working with serious mental illness : a manual for clinical practice / edited by Catherine Gamble, Geoff Brennan.

Previous ed.: London: Bailli�ere Tindall, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Promoting understanding of the manifestations of serious mental illness -- Serious mental illness : a view from within -- Inside caring in mental health / Lyn Shore -- Social inclusion / Rachel Perkins, Liz Sayce -- Stress vulnerability model of serious mental illness / Geoff Brennan -- An introduction to and rationale for psychosocial interventions / Helen Healy, David Reader, Kenny Midence -- Section 2. Engaging, assessing and formulating care -- Building relationships : lessons to be learnt / Catherine Gamble -- Severe mental illness : symptoms, signs and diagnosis / Tom K.J. Craig -- Assessments : a rationale for choosing and using / Catherine Gamble, Geoff Brennan -- Consolidating the assessment process : the semi-structured interview / Jayne Fox, Catherine Gamble -- Assessing risk / Nigel Wellman -- Section 3. Interventions -- Dealing with voices and strange thoughts / Jem Mills -- Dealing with blankness and deadness / Jem Mills, Sue Kerr, Sally Goldspink -- Working with families and informal carers / Catherine Gamble, Geoff Brennan -- Coexistent substance use and psychiatric disorders / Jood Gibbions, Cheryl Kipping -- Working with people with severe mental illness who are angry / Paul Rogers, Andrew Vidgen -- Working with people with serious mental illness at risk of offending / Paul Rogers, Andrew Vidgen -- Managing medication / Jacqueline Sin, Cliff Roberts -- Integrated approaches to relapse prevention / Jo Denney, Eric Davis -- Cultural issues / avie Luthra, Dinesh Bhugra, Rahul Bhintade -- Section 4. Considerations for effective practice -- Ethical considerations / Paula Morrison -- The tip of the iceberg / Sharon Dennis -- Clinical support / Geoff Brennan, Catherine Gamble.