Improving the Mental Health Consultation

Introducing a short circuit tool to aid patient understanding and dispel stigma

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

Av Shammy Noor, Staffordshire) Noor, Shammy, BSc (Hons) MBChB MRCGP PgCert Med Education (GP Partner, Darwin Medical Practice

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Patients with mental health issues present frequently in primary care and their consultations are often more challenging and time-consuming than those involving physical illness. For many patients there remains a significant stigma associated with mental ill-health and overcoming this adds further complexity to the consultation.Improving the Mental Health Consultation provides a simple ‘short circuit’ tool to help GPs and other healthcare professionals to explain mental health problems simply and effectively to their patients. The tool is straightforward, easy to convey within the confines of a 10-minute consultation and extremely effective in helping to break down the stigma that patients often feel.The tool has been developed and refined during over ten years of consultations in primary care. The detailed explanations of how to use the tool during the consultation, along with the extensive case studies, will help you to improve your mental health consultations and so help your patients deal better with their diagnosis. From anxiety to OCD and chronic fatigue to fibromyalgia, the book also provides detailed coverage of diagnosis and classification using ICD-11 and DSM-IV, and management using the latest NICE guidelines.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-01-27
Mått172 x 244 x 11 mm
Vikt428 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor272
FörlagScion Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781911510970

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Preface; AcknowledgementsChapter 1 Introduction1.1 Mental health – the issue and a solution1.2 The global Covid-19 pandemicChapter 2 The short circuit theory2.1 The 'short circuit' as a description of mental health disorders2.2 The symptoms of the short circuit2.3 The problem of insight2.4 The three Ps: personality, pressure and pathology2.5 The three Ps: patient assumptions vs. actual casesChapter 3 The short circuit as a tool: a practical approach3.1 Mental health problems3.2 When to use the short circuit tool3.3 Using the short circuit tool in a consultation3.4 Summary3.5 Worked examplesChapter 4 Mental illnesses in detail4.1 Focus on anxiety4.2 Focus on depression4.3 Focus on OCDChapter 5 Physical illness with mental health connections5.1 Focus on physical symptoms5.2 Fibromyalgia5.3 Irritable bowel syndrome5.4 Chronic pain syndrome5.5 Chronic fatigue syndromeChapter 6 Treating the patient6.1 Treating the patient6.2 Treatment modalities6.3 Dealing with pressure6.4 Cognitive behavioural therapy6.5 Pharmacological treatmentsChapter 7 Summary

Pre-publication reviewThis book introduces a new consultation tool 'The Short Circuit' and makes a bold claim for it. But I think the author might be right: ‘Helping a patient understand a complex concept in a short time is difficult...[using this tool] your consultations will become quicker and more rewarding and the patient will be able to overcome any stigma leading them to a healthier understanding of mental health and able to engage better with any treatments.’ The style of the book is accessible and engaging and draws on the author's experience as a GP … As such it is forged in the fire of rapid-paced frontline care for patients, but brings a thoughtful, reflective response. Please read it. Your patients will benefit and, quite possibly, you will too.