Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Preface
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of boxes
- Notes on contributors
- Section I Improving physical health
- 1 Meeting the physical health needs of people with mental disorders and disabilities
- 2 Lifestyle and risks to physical health
- 3 General practice in the UK
- 4 The role of nurses
- 5 The role of health professionals allied to medicine
- 6 Tobacco smoking
- 7 Obesity and weight management
- 8 Physical activity
- 9 Physical health standards and examination 101
- 10 The neurological examination
- 11 Medico-legal aspects of treating patients with mental disorders and learning disabilities
- Section II Medical specialties
- Section III Psychiatric specialties and physical health
- Section IV Medical emergencies and injuries
- Index
11 - Medico-legal aspects of treating patients with mental disorders and learning disabilities
from Section I - Improving physical health
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Preface
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of boxes
- Notes on contributors
- Section I Improving physical health
- 1 Meeting the physical health needs of people with mental disorders and disabilities
- 2 Lifestyle and risks to physical health
- 3 General practice in the UK
- 4 The role of nurses
- 5 The role of health professionals allied to medicine
- 6 Tobacco smoking
- 7 Obesity and weight management
- 8 Physical activity
- 9 Physical health standards and examination 101
- 10 The neurological examination
- 11 Medico-legal aspects of treating patients with mental disorders and learning disabilities
- Section II Medical specialties
- Section III Psychiatric specialties and physical health
- Section IV Medical emergencies and injuries
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Essentials of Physical Health in Psychiatry , pp. 123 - 136Publisher: Royal College of PsychiatristsFirst published in: 2017