Table of Contents

Preface xiii About the authors xv Acknowledgements xvii Chapter 1. Mental health care in Australia 1 Chapter 2. Assessment in the mental health context 51 Chapter 3. The legal and ethical context of mental health care 101 Chapter 4. Delivering culturally appropriate mental health care 137 Chapter 5. Common reactions to stressful situations 193 Chapter 6. Caring for a person displaying challenging behaviours 237 Chapter 7. Caring for a person with depression, anxiety or perinatal mental health 277 Chapter 8. Caring for a person who has self-harmed 331 Chapter 9. Caring for a person with a serious mental illness 377 Chapter 10. Caring for a person with a substance use disorder 423 Chapter 11. Caring for an older person with a mental illness 483 Chapter 12. Approaches to mental health service delivery 517 SUMMARY 557 Review questions 558 Discussion and debate 559 Project activity 560 Websites 560 References 561 Glossary 565 Index 576