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title	:	The Mental Health Handbook
author	:	Powell, Trevor J.
publisher	:	Speechmark Publishing Ltd.
isbn10 | asin	:	0863881076
print isbn13	:	9780863881077
ebook isbn13	:	9780585141886
language	:	English
subject	Mental health, Mentally ill--Rehabilitation.
publication date	:	1992
lcc	:	RA790.P54 2000eb
ddc	:	362.2
subject	:	Mental health, Mentally ill--Rehabilitation.

Page i The Mental Health Handbook

Page ii To David, Tanya, Jonathan, Sarah and Hannah

Page iii The Mental Health Handbook Trevor Powell

Page iv First published in 1992 by Winslow Press Ltd, Telford Road, Bicester, Oxon OX6 OTS www.winslow-press.co.uk Reprinted 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Copyright Trevor Powell, 1992 All rights reserved. The whole of this work including all text and illustrations is protected by copyright. No part of it may be copied, altered, adapted or otherwise exploited in any way without express prior permission, unless in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or in order to photocopy or make duplicating masters of those pages so indicated, without alteration and including copyright notices, for the express purposes of instruction and examination. No parts of this work may otherwise be loaded, stored, manipulated, reproduced, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information, storage and retrieval system without prior written permission from the publisher, on behalf of the copyright owner. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Powell, Trevor Mental Health Handbook I. Title 362.2 ISBN 0 86388 107 6 Typeset by Gecko Limited, Bicester, Oxon 0021298/Printed in Great Britain/1010

Page v Section 1 Managing Anxiety Page1 Section 2 Assertiveness Training Page45 Section 3 Managing Depression Page70 Section 4 Managing Stress Page97 Section 5 Changing Habits & Behaviour Page123 Section 6 Caring for Others Page149

Page vi Trevor Powell BA (Hons), Msc, AFBPs, C Psychol is an experienced practising Consultant Clinical Psychologist who has worked in the field of Adult Mental Health within the Health Service for the last fifteen years. As a therapist he works with clients both individually and in groups, running group training courses such as Anxiety Management and Assertiveness Training. He has carried out and published research on short-term therapy with individuals and groups. He is the co-author of Anxiety and Stress Management (Routledge, 1990) and has experience of running local and national workshops for other health care professionals. Trevor is married and has five children.

Page vii Introduction I would like to begin by acknowledging my debt to all those people whose thoughts, ideas, theories and writings have made this book possible. Throughout this handbook, I have tried to reference the original source of material, but this has not always been possible. It seems to me that most ideas and writings are developments, enlargements and elaborations of other people's work and that this is especially true in the field of mental health. I will take this opportunity firstly to apologize to any who may feel that their ideas are being reprinted as my own and secondly to claim little originality for these pages. The idea of bringing together this conglomeration of material in handout form stems from a number of sources. First, in the clinical psychology department where I work there are two old filing cabinets full of rather tatty, poorly printed handouts. Some of these have been written by members of the department, others have been brought in by trainees on placement, whilst others have been borrowed or copied from other people. These handouts have been very popular and in constant demand. For a number of years I have been meaning to rewrite and retype them; that wish has now been fulfilled in this collection. Second, I strongly believe that printed handouts can have a very useful role to play in some types of therapeutic intervention. I remember one occasion when an anxious client informed me that she always carried my handouts around in her handbag and, if she was feeling anxious on the bus, she would read them and feel reassured. We all forget things, particularly when we are feeling upset, and having material assistance in the form of these handouts can be of great help to many people. Third, cognitive behavioural psychotherapy is largely about challenging and changing people's thinking, as a way of helping them change their behaviour and the way that they feel. To do that effectively, focused, relevant, written information is very important. These handouts are the result of an amalgamation and condensation of a wide range of material, presented as concise single page documents. The handouts should be used as an aid to a therapeutic intervention, not as a substitute. They should be used as tools. When you buy a tool box, you do not expect to find instructions on how to use a chisel or a wood plane. Similarly, in the case of this "tool box" there are no written instructions. You select the appropriate "tool" and apply it as you see fit. References are provided if you or your client need further information.

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