Description |
xxii, 162 pages ; 21 cm |
Note |
"A guide to recognizing and handling mental health crises"--Cover. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-162). |
Summary |
"Ready reference to mental and emotional health crises and concerns, providing overviews and expert guidance on more serious problems. Ideal for first-responders, teachers, counselors, and human resource professionals. Developed from best-practices of psychiatry, psychology and mental health counseling, Mental Health Emergencies is a guide to providing much-needed care and support to the people in distress who most need help including self-injury, eating disorders, substance abuse, psychosis, and suicidal thoughts." |
Contents |
Part I. An introduction to mental health. What affects our mental health? -- What is a mental health emergency? -- How to prepare yourself as a first responder -- Supporting others in a mental health emergency -- How to use this book. Part II. Mental health conditions: the quick reference guide. Anxiety -- Depression -- Somatic symptoms -- Personality disorders -- Obsessive-compulsive behaviors -- Substance use disorders -- Psychosis -- Suicidal behaviors -- Trauma & stress related disorders -- Self-injury -- Eating disorders. Part III. Getting ahead of a mental health crisis. Determining a person's needs -- Support -- How to handle vulnerability and build mental health resiliency -- De-escalating a situation -- Mental health self-care. |
Subject |
Emergency Services, Psychiatric. (DNLM)D004637
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Emergency Responders. (DNLM)D060731
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Mental Disorders. (DNLM)D001523
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United States. (DNLM)D014481
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Mental illness -- United States.
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People with mental disabilities -- Popular works.
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Mentally ill -- Popular works.
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Mental illness -- Popular works.
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Mental illness. (OCoLC)fst01016547
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Mentally ill. (OCoLC)fst01016699
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People with mental disabilities. (OCoLC)fst01057383
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Added Author |
Hart, Michele, author.
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ISBN |
9781578266746 (paperback) |
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1578266742 (paperback) |
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