Primary care, grounded in the provision of continuous comprehensive person-centred care, is vital to the delivery of effective health care. The central notion of person-centred care, however, relies on often-unexamined concepts of self. This book explores contemporary pressures on the sense of self for both patient and health professional
This book provides up-to-date, practical information for family doctors on how to assess and manage important mental health problems presenting in primary care settings.
This book provides up-to-date, practical information for family doctors on how to assess and manage important mental health problems presenting in primary care settings.
Presents community approaches to promote scientific research and social justice for people with disabilities. The five contributions include a study evaluating consumers as collaborators in disability research and action, a discussion of a capacity-building approach to community empowerment in the Latino community, and examples of community respons
The book provides a new framework for understanding encounters in primary care and mental health, and for moving beyond depression as a medical concept and a personal problem.
Part of this popular series featuring friendly characters who help readers to understand various conditions, what it is like from the sufferer's perspective, and ways that they can help and support. This provides an excellent way to help a child understand their parent's (or other adult's) depression, and initiate an open discussion about their feelings.
General Practice and Ethics explores the ethical issues faced by general physicans in their everyday practice, addressing two central themes: the uncertainty of outcomes and effectiveness in general practice and the changing pattern of general practitioners' responsibilities.
