Handbook of Physician Mental Health
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- Synopsis
- This definitive textbook on Practitioner Health mixes academic rigour with practitioner and patient experiences. The book covers all aspects of care relevant to any regulated health professional, focusing on the care of doctors and nurses with mental illness. The book builds on themes introduced in the award-winning publication Beneath the White Coat: Doctors, Their Minds and Mental Health from the same author. It provides an invaluable ‘how to manage’ companion to supplement and enhance the broader issues relating to doctors and mental illness addressed in that first book.Key Features Creates a thorough framework on how to assess a health professional with mental illness Includes evidence-based guidance on the diagnosis and management of common mental health problems in health professionals Supports an understanding of how the workplace affects mental health and how mental health affects work in the context of doctors working in a variety of settings Provides an understanding of the regulatory framework governing different health professionals Offers practical advice and guidance on primary prevention measures, including ‘how to spot doctors in distress’, ‘how to approach a doctor colleague to express concern’ and ‘how time and space can be developed within a department to address stress and burnout’ Drawing together 15 years of expertise in caring for more than 30,000 doctors with mental illness, the book is relevant to any health professional working in clinical practice and will be essential reading for those who regulate, appraise, train and support health practitioners across various disciplines.
- Copyright:
- 2025
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781040041048
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781032489377, 9781040040966, 9781032479866, 9781003391500
- Publisher:
- CRC Press
- Date of Addition:
- 07/22/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Clare Gerada
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Psychology, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.