Working with serious mental illness : a manual for clinical practice

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

A practical guide to adapting mental health treatment methods to suit the needs of individual clients, this text suggests down-to-earth and practical methods which can be adapted for most service users