Psychological Problems in Primary Health Care

First published in 1988, Psychological Problems in Primary Health Care aims to bridge the gap between the specialist mental health worker and the primary care team, the latter of whom deal with the vast majority of psychological problems but with comparatively little training on the subject. As it is often unrealistic and unnecessary for specialists to be in called in, frontline staff in the primary care team need some basic understanding of such problems. They need to know how they can be of help, as well as when they might need to involve others with more specialised psychotherapeutic skills. An important feature of the book is the inclusion of a section on the psychological needs of carers, something often overlooked.