Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 347 g
Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 347 g
ISBN: 978-0-443-07353-3
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
It is well documented that people with learning disabilities are at a higher risk of developing mental health problems than the general population. However, it is only in recent years that there has been a determined effort to address mental health assessment, diagnosis, services, education, and interventions for this client group. Unfortunately, carers are sometimes limited in their understanding of mental health needs and in the skills and resources required to assess these needs and deliver appropriate care. This book is intended to go some way towards meeting these deficits. The book aims to answer the following questions:
What is mental health?
What are mental health problems?
What causes them?
How do mental health problems affect the lives of people with learning disabilities and those around them?
How can mental health problems be identified in people with learning disabilities?
How can carers and services respond?
The book is directed towards all those people, including parents and other family members, nurses, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists, other professional staff, students, care staff, and voluntary workers, who are involved in the care of people with learning disabilities. It does not profess to be a complete mental health manual; rather, it aims to introduce the reader to the key issues and concerns that surround mental health in people with learning disabilities such that they might have a positive impact on the care that those people receive.
Zielgruppe
Learning disability nurses working directly with clients who have been diagnosed as having a mental health problem, or those nurses working with clients with suspected mental health problems.
Student nurses following the Learning Disability Nursing Branch programme.
Nurses taking specialist post-registration courses such as 'The Care and Management of People with Learning Disabilities who present with Mental Health
Problems' and 'Mental Health in people with learning disabilities' or attending the increasing number of short courses offered at various venues across the U.K
Secondary:
Mental health nurses, many of whom come into contact with people with a learning disability as part of their everyday work
Other professional groups working with this client group, such as Social Workers, psychologists, those working in the prison service, housing and support services,
and the voluntary sector.
Families and informal carers of people with learning disabilities who have mental health problems.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Preface. Acknowledements. Foreword (by Ruth Northway, Professor of Learning Disabilites, University of Glamorgan). 1. The mental health needs of people with learning disabilities: background and context. 2. Explaining the problem. 3. Assessing the mental health needs of people with learning disabilities. 4. Common mental health problems experienced by people with learning disabilities. 5. Specific problems and problem behaviors. 6. Assessment tools. 7. Therapeutic interventions. 8. Mental health promotion. 9. Policy issues and service provision (co-written with Peter bates). 10. The family and carers' perspective. Postscript. Appendix 1. Communication aids. Appendix 2. Assessment and planning resources. Appendix 3. Organisations
