Tackling Mental Health Crises

This book contains practical advice on managing mental health crises, combined with numerous case studies, which will be of great use to anyone involved in this field, including mental health nurses, social workers and psychiatrists.

David Kingdon has worked as a psychiatrist with mental health teams for over twenty years. He has also been involved in policy, research and teaching about mental health services and particularly cognitive therapy, latterly, as Professor at the University of Southampton. He has published many papers, chapters and three books, including Cognitive Therapy of Schizophrenia. Marie Finn is an approved mental health social worker in Hampshire who has also worked extensively in the voluntary sector.

Introduction. What is a crisis? Engaging and assessing the client. Crisis planning. Risk assessment and management. Emotional difficulties. Behavioural problems. Troublesome thoughts. Physical symptoms. Service teams and settings. Preventing crises