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A Framework for Biopsychosocial PsychiatryMaking sense of such bewildering problems as hallucinations, paranoia, depression, and anxiety seems an incredible challenge, but modern psychiatry is able to bring understanding and change to many of those whose lives are impaired by psychiatric problems. This is not accomplished through the application of...

The Practitioner's GuidePrescribing Mental Health Medication is a text for nursing and medical practitioners who are learning how to diagnose and treat mental disorders with medication. Skills-based, it focuses on the following key issues:    how to start and stop medication  how to dose  when to change medication  dealing with particular kinds of...

A guide for midwivesEvidence-based care is a well established principle in contemporary healthcare and a world wide health care movement. However, despite the emphasis on promoting evidence-based or effective care without the unnecessary use of technologies and drugs, intervention rates in childbirth are rising rapidly.   Evidence-based Care for...

Using the Dialogical Self In Psychotherapy and CounsellingPersonification discusses the theory behind multiplicity of the person and reveals new thinking and research in the field, as well as offering guidelines for using this information in practice....

Protecting Confidentiality and the Professional RelationshipRecord Keeping in Psychotherapy and Counseling provides an essential framework for understanding record keeping within legal, ethical, supervisory, and clinical contexts. Compelling case examples identify dilemmas and strategies in protecting confidentiality. More than a simple reference...

Practice and PrinciplesPrioritisation exists throughout healthcare. Difficult and controversial decisions are frequently made at national, local and service level, as well as on an individual basis. However, attention has generally been focused away from the practitioners and service managers who make day-to-day prioritising decisions in order to...