ABSTRACT

Medical schools currently use specialist perspectives on psychiatric disorders to train physicians, nurses and health professionals. This results in a lack confidence among non-psychiatric health professionals, which reduces their ability to manage common mental health conditions in primary care and secondary hospitals. This book is a practical guide to common mental health conditions encountered in general medical practice.

part |2 pages

SECTION II Common Clinical Presentations in Adults

chapter 5|9 pages

Delirium

chapter 6|14 pages

Dementia

chapter 7|14 pages

Alcohol and Substance Use and Dependence

chapter 8|15 pages

Psychosis

part |2 pages

SECTION III Other Specifi c Presentations

chapter 10|10 pages

Attempted Suicide and Suicide Risk

chapter 11|11 pages

Male Sexual Dysfunction

chapter 12|11 pages

Female Sexual Dysfunction

chapter 13|8 pages

Women’s Mental Health

part |2 pages

SECTION IV Common Clinical Situations

chapter 14|7 pages

Breaking Bad News

chapter 15|4 pages

The Angry or Tearful Patient

chapter 16|8 pages

The Disturbed and Violent Patient

chapter 17|5 pages

Crisis Intervention

chapter 18|6 pages

Grief and Bereavement

part |2 pages

SECTION V Common Clinical Presentations Among Children

chapter 19|6 pages

Nocturnal Enuresis

chapter 20|7 pages

Temper Tantrums and Behavioral Problems

chapter 21|5 pages

Learning Disability in Children

chapter 22|4 pages

Other Clinical Presentations in Childhood

part |2 pages

SECTION VI Basic Issues in Management

chapter 23|6 pages

Basic Psychotropic Medication Management

chapter 24|7 pages

Basic Communication and Counseling Skills

chapter 25|3 pages

Problem-solving

chapter 26|4 pages

Sleep Hygiene

part |2 pages

SECTION VII: Appendix: Information Leaflets

chapter |4 pages

a: Dementia

chapter |3 pages

b: Alcohol Dependence

chapter c|4 pages

Acute Psychosis

chapter |4 pages

d: Chronic Psychosis and Schizophrenia

chapter |3 pages

e: Bipolar Disorder

chapter |4 pages

f: Depression and Anxiety

chapter |3 pages

h: Marriage and the Law

chapter i|3 pages

Making a WILL

chapter |2 pages

Section VIII

chapter |4 pages

SECTION VIII Bibliography