Author : Amanda Baker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135448434
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)
Book Synopsis Clinical Handbook of Co-existing Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Problems by : Amanda Baker
Download or read book Clinical Handbook of Co-existing Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Problems written by Amanda Baker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-03-12 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems occur frequently in primary care and clinical settings. Despite this, health professionals rarely receive training in how to detect, assess and formulate interventions for co-existing problems and few clinical guidelines exist. This Handbook provides an exciting and highly useful addition to this area. Leading clinicians from the UK, the US and Australia provide practical descriptions of assessments and interventions for co-existing problems. These will enable professionals working with co-existing problems to understand best practice and ensure that people with co-existing problems receive optimal treatment. A range of overarching approaches are covered, including: • working within a cognitive behavioural framework; • provision of consultation-liaison services, training and supervision; • individual, group and family interventions; and • working with rurally isolated populations. The contributors also provide detailed descriptions of assessments and treatments for a range of disorders when accompanied by drug and alcohol problems, including anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and learning difficulties. The Clinical Handbook of Co-existing Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Problems will enhance clinicians’ confidence in working with people with co-existing problems. It will prove a valuable resource for all psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, social workers and all those working in both primary and secondary care health settings.