"Interventions for Mental Health: An Evidence Based Approach for Physiotherapists" is a key text for students in physiotherapy and occupational therapy and is essential reading for clinicians in mental health. Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists are essential members of the mental health-care team with increasing challenges to meet in this area. This book is the definitive text for those treating patients with mental health problems focusing on a range of therapeutic interventions including physical activities and complementary therapies.
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PART 1 - Introduction: Working in Partnership; Models of mental illness; The nature of mental illness; Policy to action; Service evaluation; Users of the service; Working with carers; PART 2 - The physical self: Physical activity and mental health; Motivation and adherence to physical activity; Adoption of physical activity in hospital and community; Activity and social integration; Stress management; Challenging behaviour; Managing pain; Cognitive and behavioural strategies; Enabling occupation; PART 3 - Severe mental illness: Mental illness in children and adolescents; Activity and self-expression; Sexual abuse; Self harm; Eating disorders; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Substance misuse; Illicit drug misuse; Forensic psychiatry; Mental illness in old age; Returning to work
