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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Linda Gask
Affiliation:
Professor of Primary Care Psychiatry at the University of Manchester
Helen Lester
Affiliation:
Professor of Primary Care at the University of Manchester
Tony Kendrick
Affiliation:
Professor of Primary Medical Care at the University of Southampton
Robert Peveler
Affiliation:
Professor of Liaison Psychiatry and Head of the Mental Health Clinical Group, University of Southamptom
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We hope this book will prove to be an important resource for anyone interested in mental health in primary care settings, including primary care practitioners with a special interest in mental health, mental health practitioners with a special interest in primary care, health service planners, commissioners and policy-makers. It covers the range of common mental health problems found in primary care, and gives up-to-date guidance on approaches to prevention and treatment, training, research and evidencebased practice.

Part I covers the conceptual basis of primary care mental health and overarching themes, including international policy perspectives, epidemiology, sociology, the patient's perspective and classification. In Part II, individual chapters address well recognised clinical syndromes, including depression, anxiety, psychosis and eating disorders, but also broader areas of practice, such as perinatal health, sexual problems, medically unexplained symptoms, and problems affecting older people, younger people and minority ethnic groups.

Part III addresses issues of policy and practice, including quality improvement, service organisation and multidisciplinary working. Finally Part IV touches on reflective practice, including teaching and learning, the generalist perspective, evidence-based practice, and the mental health of practitioners themselves. The UK context is described in detail, along with a range of international insights into practice and policy.

Each part of the book has a brief introduction written by the editors.

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Publisher: Royal College of Psychiatrists
Print publication year: 2009

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