Pages: 136,
Specialty: Psychiatry,
Publisher: Elsevier,
Publication Year: 2003,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 96.52x185.42x10.16mm
Helping patients to improve their lifestyles, by reducing unhealthy behaviours and starting healthy ones, is an important factor in improving long-term outcome. This pocketbook is a Rapid Reference guide for understanding behaviour change counselling and putting it into practice in the primary care setting. Part I covers the rationale for behaviour change and evidence for its effectiveness. Part II is a guide on how to implement a successful behaviour change encounter and Part III provides tips for specific clinical situations, including relapse and medication adherence discussions.show more
