Brief Mental Health Interventions for the Family Physician

Family Physicians need to be expert and active providers of mental hea lth care. Their rapport with patients and accessibility enable them to control minor mental health conditions before these problems become c ritical. The Handbook of Brief Mental Health Interventions is an ideal resource for Family Physicians. It provides a "refresher course" of s ensible paths toward resolution of common mental health problems. It f eatures an easy to read style, and well-focused references. The book s ummarizes the basic components of brief therapy and reviews how to con duct a brief therapy interview. It also includes chapters on specific clinical conditions and situations that routinely confront the family physician. Each chapter includes an outline, a case example or vignett e, and a concise discussion of brief therapy strategies for the disord er. Primary care physicians will find this convenient text an ideal ha ndy reference and review.