Primary Care Mental Health, Second Edition

Mental health policy and practice – second edition

This book takes you on a journey through key changes and development of mental health policy and practice in the UK. By combining case studies, reflections and analysis followed by exercises and examples of further reading, the evolution of contemporary mental health services is described. As a reader you become acquainted with the rationale behind the path of the current policy and implication...

Clinical governance in primary care. Second edition

Stem cells are characterized by two defining features, the ability to self-renew and to differentiate into highly specialized cell types. The POU homeodomain transcription factor Oct4 (Pou5f1) is an essential mediator of the embryonic stem cell state and has been implicated in lineage specific differentiation, adult stem cell identity, and cancer. Recent description of the regulatory networks w...

Mental health care in primary care settings.

Primary Care, Public Health, and Mental Health

Primary care providers (PCPs) can perform a central role in bridging mental health and public health. This role was recognized by the Mental Health/Mental Illness Expert Panel convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Adult and Community Health. PCPs, who form the backbone of the US health workforce, can serve a critical role in all stages of mental health deliver...

Integrating primary mental health care and mental health promotion.