Social work practice and psychopharmacology : a person-in-environment approach / / Sophia Dziegielewski

• Autore: Dziegielewski Sophia F
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer Pub., 2010
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (552 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1/0425; 362.10425
• Soggetto topico: Medical social work; Pharmacology
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: MENTAL HEALTH MEDICATIONS: WHAT EVERY SOCIAL WORKER NEEDS TO KNOW; PART II: PRESCRIPTION AND NONPRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, HERBAL PREPARATIONS, AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS; PART III: MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE; References; Appendix A: Resources and Web Sites; Appendix B: Sample Assessment for Medication Use; Appendix C: Glossary of Terms; Appendix D: Medication and Herbal Preparation Glossary; Appendix E: Sample Treatment Planners; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Why do social workers need to know about mental health medications?; How can social workers best assist clients who are taking medications?; What is the social worker's role as part of the interdisciplinary health care team?. Answering these questions and more, this comprehensive text discusses the major medications used to treat common mental health conditions and offers guidelines on how to best serve clients who are using them. This new edition provides guidance on many issues that social workers will encounter in practice, including identifying potentially dangerous drug interactions and a
• Titolo autorizzato: Social work practice and psychopharmacology
• ISBN: 1-282-45343-2; 9786612453434; 0-8261-0346-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816415503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Springer Series on Social Work