Mental health and mental illness in paramedic practice / Louise Roberts, David Hains.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction to mental healthcare in paramedic practice: the provision and context of mental healthcare in Australia / Louise Roberts -- Caring and person-centred mental healthcare: stigma, discrimination and the role of culture / Breanna K. Jennings, Denise E. McGarry and Georgia Clarkson -- Communication and the therapeutic relationship / Jade Sheen -- Stress, arousal and emotions / Julie Henderson and Elizabeth Ann Goble -- Assessment: history taking and the mental state examination / Blair Hobbs -- Legal and ethical issues in pre-hospital mental healthcare / Dr Ruth Townsend -- Physical health and mental health / David Lawrence -- Mental health across the life span: caring for the mental health of children and young people / Tim J. Crowley and Prue McEvoy -- Mental health across the life span: caring for the mental health of older people / Janine Stevenson -- Caring for a person with anxiety / Ellie Taylor -- Caring for a person with changes in mood ('affective' disorders) / Michael Keem and Cate Houen -- Managing risk, suicidal ideation and suicide attempt / Conrad Newman -- Caring for a person who has self-harmed / Lyza R. Helps -- Caring for a person with psychosis / Bonita C. Lloyd and Heidi Newton -- Caring for a person with substance use and mental health concerns / Michael Baigent -- Managing challenging behaviour and workplace violence / Scott Lamont and Scott Brunero -- Understanding personality and changes in personality / Francesca Valmorbida McSteen and Paul Cammell -- Common psychological interventions / Anthony Venning, Madeleine Herd, Sharon Brown, Fiona Glover, Lian Hill and Paula Redpath -- Psychopharmacology / Richard Summers.

With increasing prevalence, paramedics are commonly dispatched to pre-hospital settings where mental health and mental illness are essential considerations in paramedic practice and approaches to treatment. Mental Health and Mental Illness in Paramedic Practice is the first text of its kind - a resource specifically written by expert clinicians and academics solely for the Australian and New Zealand paramedic context. The text introduces fundamental concepts and theories in mental health and mental illness in the context of paramedic principles of care. It delves into topics such as person-centred mental healthcare; communication and the therapeutic relationship; and legal and ethical issues - all within the realm of paramedic practice. The textbook steps students through common patient presentations in the pre-hospital setting and offers practical guidance in applying appropriate approaches to treatment.

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