Mental health emergencies : a first-responder's guide to recognizing and handling mental health crises

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Mental health emergencies : a first-responder's guide to recognizing and handling mental health crises

Author:

Benas, Nick, author.

ISBN:

9781578266746

Physical Description:

xxii, 162 pages ; 21 cm.

General Note:

A guide to recognizing and handling mental health crises --Cover.

Contents:

Part I. An introduction to mental health. What affects our mental health? -- What is a mental health emergency? -- How to prepare yourself as a first responder -- Supporting others in a mental health emergency -- How to use this book. Part II. Mental health conditions: the quick reference guide. Anxiety -- Depression -- Somatic symptoms -- Personality disorders -- Obsessive-compulsive behaviors -- Substance use disorders -- Psychosis -- Suicidal behaviors -- Trauma & stress related disorders -- Self-injury -- Eating disorders. Part III. Getting ahead of a mental health crisis. Determining a person's needs -- Support -- How to handle vulnerability and build mental health resiliency -- De-escalating a situation -- Mental health self-care.

Subject Term:

Mental illness -- United States.

People with mental disabilities.

Mentally ill.

Mental illness -- Treatment.

Added Author:

Hart, Michele,

Summary:

Ready reference to mental and emotional health crises and concerns, providing overviews and expert guidance on more serious problems. Ideal for first-responders, teachers, counselors, and human resource professionals. Developed from best-practices of psychiatry, psychology and mental health counseling, Mental Health Emergencies is a guide to providing much-needed care and support to the people in distress who most need help including self-injury, eating disorders, substance abuse, psychosis, and suicidal thoughts.

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One in three people will deal with some kind of mental health concern during their lifetime and odds of knowing a loved one dealing with problems in mental health is even greater. Mental Health First Aid is a comprehensive guide that provides an overview of the most common mental health problems as well as provide expert guidance on more serious problems such as self-injury, eating disorders, substance abuse, psychosis and attempted suicides.

Author Notes

Nick Benas Qmha is a Qualified Mental Health Associate and a former United States Marine Sergeant as well as Iraqi Combat Veteran. Nick is the former Director of Business Operations for Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare, a private non-profit mental health agency located in Astoria, Oregon. He is also a Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor by the National Council for Behavioral Health, teaching adults and youth modules. He travels around the country training individuals on how to recognize a developing mental illness and prevent someone from slipping into a crisis.
Michele Hart, LCSW has over 20 years' experience in the field of social work and has worked in residential and outpatient clinics, educational settings and probation and parole. Her primary focus and passion has been centered around trauma and its impact on children, families, and adults.

Ben Biddick

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Author's Note	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
Part I An Introduction to Mental Health	p. 1
Chapter 1 What Affects Our Mental Health?	p. 3
Chapter 2 What is a Mental Health Emergency?	p. 7
Chapter 3 How to Prepare Yourself as a First Responder	p. 13
Chapter 4 Supporting Others in a Mental Health Emergency	p. 25
Chapter 5 How to Use this Book	p. 29
Part II Mental Health Conditions: The Quick Reference Guide	p. 33
Chapter 6 Anxiety	p. 35
Chapter 7 Depression	p. 45
Chapter 8 Somatic Symptoms	p. 51
Chapter 9 Personality Disorders	p. 53
Chapter 10 Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors	p. 59
Chapter 11 Substance Use Disorders	p. 63
Chapter 12 Psychosis	p. 73
Chapter 13 Suicidal Behaviors	p. 87
Chapter 14 Trauma & Stress Related Disorders	p. 91
Chapter 15 Self-Injury	p. 99
Chapter 16 Eating Disorders	p. 101
Part III Getting Ahead of a Mental Health Crisis	p. 105
Chapter 17 Determining a Person's Needs	p. 107
Chapter 18 Support	p. 111
Chapter 19 How to Handle Vulnerability and Build Mental Health Resiliency	p. 115
Chapter 20 De-Escalating a Situation	p. 119
Chapter 21 Mental Health Self-Care	p. 125
Conclusion:	p. 139
Resources	p. 143
About the Authors	p. 151
Glossary of Terms	p. 153
Selected Bibliography	p. 161

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