Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Patient Focus Groups -- Online Video Resources -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- About the companion website -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Welcome -- Reference -- Chapter 2: Mental health services overview -- Further reading -- Chapter 3: Your team -- Chapter 4: Your role -- General -- Specifics -- Chapter 5: Getting started -- CMHT extras -- Ward extras -- On-call extras -- Chapter 6: Safety and verbal de-escalation -- Safety -- Verbal De-escalation -- Approach -- Debrief -- Further reading -- Chapter 7: Boundaries, time management and burnout -- Boundaries -- Time management -- Burnout -- Further reading -- Doctor support services: -- Chapter 8: Psychiatric assessment -- Preparation -- Psychiatric history -- Mental state examination (MSE) -- Physical assessment -- Collateral history -- Risk assessment -- Formulation and diagnosis -- References -- Further reading -- Psychiatry overview texts -- Psychopathology textbooks -- Chapter 9: Management: General Principles -- Further reading -- Chapter 10: Physical healthcare -- Healthcare barriers -- Health promotion and illness prevention -- Physical healthcare on psychiatric wards -- Physical healthcare in the community -- Liaising with other health care professionals -- Medical emergencies -- References -- Further reading -- Health monitoring: -- Health education/resources -- Chapter 11: Medications -- Medicines management -- Talking about medications -- Explaining common psychotropics -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 12: Psychological interventions -- Psychoeducation -- Explaining psychotherapies -- Brief interventions -- References -- Further reading -- Information on therapies: -- Self-help materials for patients, and simple (mostly CBT-based) interventions: -- Mindfulness.

Chapter 13: Social interventions -- General points -- Advocacy -- Housing and support options -- Employment -- Benefits -- Stigma and discrimination -- Cultural issues in psychiatry -- Working with friends and family -- References -- Further reading -- General/legal advice -- Personalisation -- Advocacy -- Accommodation -- Employment/benefits -- Stigma/discrimination -- Cultural issues -- Chapter 14: Handovers -- Chapter 15: Mental Health Legislation -- The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) -- The Mental Capacity Act 2005 -- Treating children and young people -- The Human Rights Act 1998 -- Reference -- Further reading -- Chapter 16: Compliments, complaints and serious incidents -- Compliments -- Complaints -- Serious incidents -- Further reading -- Chapter 17: Training in psychiatry -- Training Basics -- Training - next steps -- Further reading -- Curriculum, training, exams information and more: -- Teaching information: -- Management: -- Research: -- Part II: Common tasks -- COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH TEAM (CMHT) -- Chapter 18: Outpatient clinics -- Preparation -- During -- After -- What If…? -- Take-home Message -- Chapter 19: Care Programme Approach (CPA) Meetings -- Preparation -- During -- After -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Chapter 20: Home Visits -- Preparation -- During -- After -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Chapter 21: Depression -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What If…? -- Take-home message -- Reference -- Further reading -- Chapter 22: Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management (for GAD) -- What if… -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Patient resources: -- Anxiety rating scales -- Chapter 23: First episode psychosis (FEP) -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading.

Resources for patients and carers: -- Chapter 24: Psychosis-longer term -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Chapter 25: Bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-Home Message -- Reference -- Further reading -- Chapter 26: Emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD) -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- Take-home message -- References -- Further reading -- Patient/Carer resources: -- Chapter 27: Non-engagement or disengagement -- Preparation -- Initial Management -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Chapter 28: Patients with forensic histories -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Chapter 29: Pregnancy -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Reference -- Further reading -- Chapter 30: Older adults -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Patients and carers' information and support: -- Chapter 31: Trauma and asylum -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- Take-home message -- Reference -- Further reading -- Charities/Third Sector -- Government resources -- Military -- Mainly for professionals -- Chapter 32: Driving -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- References -- DVLA information -- DVA information (Northern Ireland) -- Further reading -- GMC guidance -- Patient information -- Chapter 33: Discharge -- Preparation -- Discharge planning meeting -- Discharge CPA -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- WARD -- Chapter 34: From admission to discharge -- Admission clerkings -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Admission plan -- Treatment phase -- Discharge -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading.

Chapter 35: Ward rounds -- Preparation -- During ward round -- After -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Chapter 36: Common side effect management -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- Take-home message -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 37: Clozapine -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Chapter 38: Self-discharge and section 5(2) -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Chapter 39: Seclusion reviews -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Chapter 40: Alcohol misuse -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- Take-home message -- Reference -- Further reading -- Chapter 41: Illicit drugs -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- Take-home message -- What if…? -- Further reading -- Chapter 42: Pregnant patients -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Chapter 43: Inpatients with forensic histories -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Chapter 44: People with learning disabilities (LD) -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Further reading -- Accessible (easy-read) materials -- Charities -- Chapter 45: Emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD) -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Chapter 46: Older adults -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 47: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Chapter 48: Section 136 Assessments -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- Take-home message -- Reference.

Further reading -- Chapter 49: Tribunals -- Your role -- Preparation -- During -- After -- Take-home message -- ON-CALL -- Chapter 50: Your first on-call shift -- Preparation -- On-call team -- Placement specifics -- The MHA in general hospitals -- Handovers -- Prioritizing -- Transfers -- Discharges -- Chapter 51: Self-harm -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- For patients -- Chapter 52: Self-harm in young people -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Further reading -- Resources for patients/families -- Chapter 53: First episode psychosis (FEP) -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Chapter 54: Mania -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Resources for patients/carers: -- Chapter 55: Delirium -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Reference -- Further reading -- Patient/family resource: -- Video: Barbara's story -- Chapter 56: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management (OCD) -- Take-home message -- What if…? -- Further reading -- Patient resources -- Chapter 57: Panic attacks -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management (Panic disorder) -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Chapter 58: Drug-seeking -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Chapter 59: Learning disability (LD) and behavioural change -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Reference -- Further reading -- Chapter 60: 'Social' presentations -- Preparation -- Assessment -- Management -- What if…? -- Take-home message -- Further reading -- Chapter 61: Medically unexplained symptoms -- Preparation -- Assessment.

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