Psychiatry in primary care /
Casey, Patricia R.,1952-author.
Byng, Richard.
Casey, Patricia R.Guide to psychiatry in primary care.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Scope of the problem and engaging with patients -- Scope and extent of mental health problems in primary care -- Central position of primary care in the detection and treatment of psychiatric disorder -- Consultation in primary care -- How psychiatric disorders are described and classified -- Psychiatric diagnoses in adults -- Adjustment to stress -- Anxiety disorders -- Mood disorders -- Psychosis -- Personality disorder -- Substance misuse -- Suicidal and self harming behaviour -- Problems of the mind and body -- Psychiatric problems and diagnoses through the life cycle -- Child mental health care -- Adolescent mental health care -- Mental health care for older adults -- Non-pharmacological therapies -- Psychological therapies -- Systemic family therapy -- Sexual disorders -- Wider mental health system -- Care for people with enduring and complex common mental health problems -- Primary health care team and mental health care -- Mental health services and how they relate to primary care -- Providing primary care for people from diverse backgrounds -- Capacity, compulsory admission and treatment -- Alternative and complementary therapies.
Psychiatry.
Primary care (Medicine)
Guide to psychiatry in primary care.