Mental Health Care: An Introduction for Health Professionals in Australia, 2nd Edition

Drawing on the multidisciplinary expertise of Australia′s pre–eminent academics and clinicians, the text offers a user–friendly, jargon–free blend of theory and practice that will enable students to think carefully about the issues involved in mental health care and empower them to develop strategies for working effectively with people across the lifespan and from diverse cultures. Building on the success of the first edition, Mental Health Care: An Introduction for Health Professionals, 2nd edition has been bolstered with an increased focus on coverage of child and adolescent mental health issues.

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Mental health care in Australia
CHAPTER 2 Assessment in the mental health context
CHAPTER 3 The legal and ethical context of mental health care
CHAPTER 4 Delivering culturally appropriate mental health care
CHAPTER 5 Common reactions to stressful situations
CHAPTER 6 Caring for a person displaying challenging behaviours
CHAPTER 7 Caring for a person with depression, anxiety or perinatal mental health
CHAPTER 8 Caring for a person who has self-harmed
CHAPTER 9 Caring for a person with a serious mental illness
CHAPTER 10 Caring for a person with a substance use disorder
CHAPTER 11 Caring for an older person with a mental illness
CHAPTER 12 Approaches to mental health service delivery