The Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry – eBook

The Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry, (PDF) provides general and psychiatric practitioners an evidence-based and practical guide for the suitable assessment, investigation, and management of usual physical health conditions seen in people with critical mental illness. Written by a prominent team of respected experts in medicine, pharmacy, dietetics, surgery, physiotherapy, and psychiatry, the ebook connects the gap between physical and psychiatric health services for the severely mentally ill.

The ebook also delivers practitioners with expert guidance on making effective referrals to other surgical and medical subspecialties, telling readers what information subspecialties would anticipate receiving. Its use will enhance the quality of clinical care received by mentally ill patients and, by encouraging a holistic approach to treatment that considers both mind and body, will enhance the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient.

The Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry includes the following:

• Administration of physical health emergencies in a psychiatric setting
• Evidence-based approaches to the handling of physical side effects of psychiatric medications
• Guidance on evaluation and management of well over a hundred different medical and surgical presentations usually seen in people with serious mental illness
• Advice on approaches to encourage a healthy lifestyle in people with serious mental illness, like changes to diet and physical activity and smoking cessation

Perfect for both general practitioners and psychiatrists who wish to improve the quality of care they provide to people with grave mental illness, The Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry will be of benefit to anyone setting out to search the divide between the treatment of physical and psychiatric health conditions.

NOTE: This sale only includes the ebook The Maudsley Practice Guidelines for Physical Health Conditions in Psychiatry in PDF. No access codes are included.