CANCELLED. Working With Serious Mental Illness

Introduction. Section 1 - Promoting Understanding of the Manifestations of Serious Mental Illness. 1. Serious Mental Illness: A View from Within. 2. Inside Caring in Mental Health. 3. Social Inclusion. 4. Stress Vulnerability Model of Serious Mental. 5. An Introduction to and Rationale for Psychosocial Interventions. Section 2 - Engaging, Assessing and Formulating Care. 6. Building Relationships: Lessons to be Learnt. 7. Severe Mental Illness: Symptoms, Signs and Diagnosis. 8. Assessments: a Rationale for Choosing and Using. 9. Consolidating the Assessment Process. 10. Assessing Risk. Section 3 - Interventions. 11. Dealing with Voices and Strange Thoughts. 12. Dealing with Blankness and Deadness. 13. Working with Families and Informal Carers. 14. Co-existent Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders. 15. Working with People with Serious Metal Illness who are Angry. 16. Working with People with Serious Mental Illness at Risk of Offending. 17. Managing Medication. 18. Cultural Issues. Section 4 - Considerations for Effective Practice. 19. Ethical Considerations. 20. The Tip of the Iceberg. 21. Clinical support. Index.