As a psychiatrist, you may be the only medically qualified person available to manage the physical healthcare of a patient in a mental health setting. Do you know how to: • Recognise sepsis? • Diagnose headache disorders? • Manage Type 1 Diabetes? Written by leading experts in medicine, surgery, pharmacy, physiotherapy, primary care, disease prevention and the law, this book contains a wealth of information specifically for psychiatrists about physical healthcare. With full-colour illustrations, there is information about the management of acute illness, infectious diseases, cardiac, respiratory and neurological emergencies, and long-term conditions e.g., endocrine, renal and gastrointestinal disorders. Whether you are an experienced psychiatrist or a trainee or GP, you will find practical guidance about making the 'first response', delivery of routine physical healthcare and referral to colleagues. This book is essential reading to help update your knowledge, help you to make the right decisions, and avoid traps for the unwary.
| ISBN: | 9781911623205 |
| Publication date: | 31st May 2026 |
| Author: | Irene Cormac, David Gray |
| Publisher: | RCPsych Publications an imprint of Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 570 pages |
| Genres: |
Psychiatry Psychiatric nursing / Mental health nursing Mental health services Psychology |
As a psychiatrist, you may be the only medically qualified person available to manage the physical healthcare of a patient in a mental health setting. Do you know how to: • Recognise sepsis? • Diagnose headache disorders? • Manage Type 1 Diabetes? Written by leading experts in medicine, surgery, pharmacy, physiotherapy, primary care, disease prevention and the law, this book contains a wealth of information specifically for psychiatrists about physical healthcare. With full-colour illustrations, there is information about the management of acute illness, infectious diseases, cardiac, respiratory and neurological emergencies, and long-term conditions e.g., endocrine, renal and gastrointestinal disorders. Whether you are an experienced psychiatrist or a trainee or GP, you will find practical guidance about making the 'first response', delivery of routine physical healthcare and referral to colleagues. This book is essential reading to help update your knowledge, help you to make the right decisions, and avoid traps for the unwary.
Essentials of Physical Health in Psychiatry features in the following genres: Psychiatry, Psychiatric nursing / Mental health nursing, Mental health services, Psychology
Essentials of Physical Health in Psychiatry is available in Paperback
Essentials of Physical Health in Psychiatry was written by Irene Cormac, David Gray and published by RCPsych Publications an imprint of Cambridge University Press
Essentials of Physical Health in Psychiatry has 570 pages
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