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Health Promotion and Wellbeing in People with Mental Health Problems
First Edition
Edited by:
- Tim Bradshaw - University of Manchester, UK
- Hilary Mairs - University of Manchester, UK
June 2017 | 232 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Health Promotion and Wellbeing in People with Mental Health Problems helps nursing students and other healthcare professionals promote and improve the health and well-being of those with mental health problems by closely examining the disparities that people with mental health problems face in relation to their physical health. This practical guide includes:
- Evidence-based techniques such as motivational interviewing and promoting physical activity
- MCQs at the start of each chapter for readers to test their knowledge
- Reflection points, activities and case studies to link theory to practice
- Summaries of key messages to take away
Part one: Mental and physical health in context
Dr Tim Bradshaw
Chapter one: Concepts of health and current health policy
Dr Tim Bradshaw
Chapter two: Physical health in people with mental health problems
Pat Conaghan
Chapter three: Signs and symptoms of common physical health problems
Part two: Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
Pat Conaghan and Nigel Henderson
Chapter four: Assessing and monitoring physical health
Rebekah Carney and Joseph Firth
Chapter five: Physical health of young people at high/ultra-high risk for psychosis
Dr David Shiers
Chapter six: Protecting the cardiovascular and metabolic health of people experiencing psychosis for the first time
Joseph Firth and Rebekah Carney
Chapter seven: Promoting physical activity
Dr Tim Bradshaw
Chapter eight : Smoking cessation
Dr Jackie Cleator and Dr Tim Bradshaw
Chapter nine: Weight management
Dr Jacquie White
Chapter ten: Conducting health checks using the serious mental illness Health Improvement Profile [HIP]
Part three: Overcoming common barriers to health and wellbeing
Dr Hilary Mairs
Chapter eleven: Activation for physical and mental well-being
Ian Wilson
Chapter twelve: Motivational Interviewing for Positive Lifestyle Choices
Helpful in expanding the breadth of understanding when considering the wider issues related to 'reaching' target groups.
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October 12, 2020
valuable addition to the reading list
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August 15, 2019
