The International Handbook of Art Therapy in Palliative and Bereavement Care

Edited by Michele Wood, Becky Jacobson, Hannah Cridford

2019. 416 pages.

The International Handbook of Art Therapy in Palliative and Bereavement Care offers a multicultural and international perspective on how art therapy can be of help to individuals, groups, families, communities, and nations facing death and dying as well as grief and loss.

Over 50 art therapists from around the world write about the transforming power of art therapy in the lives of those facing terminal illness, dementia, loss, and grief. They offer practical descriptions and techniques for working with adults and children to guide professionals, including those new to using art therapy and creative approaches in end-of-life care services.

This international handbook is essential reading for arts therapists, social workers, medical personnel, faith leaders, and psychologists interested in a collaborative and accessible approach to working with patients and families affected by loss.

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Hannah Cridford is the Art Therapist at Sobell House Hospice.

Pocket Tutor Psychiatry, second edition

Tomasz Bajorek and Tom Stockmann

2018. 280 pages.

This  book features logical, sequential content offering an introduction to the clinical essentials of psychiatric practice, then chapters devoted to common groups of disorders and clinical issues, e.g. mood disorders, anxiety disorders, child and adolescent psychiatry.

Topics reflect information needs stemming from today’s integrated undergraduate and foundation courses:

•Common presentations

•Investigation options (e.g. ECG, imaging)

•Clinical and patient-orientated skills (e.g. examinations, history-taking)

Key points

•Logical, sequential content: an introduction to the clinical essentials of psychiatric practice, then chapters devoted to common groups of disorders and clinical issues, e.g. mood disorders, anxiety disorders, child and adolescent psychiatry

•Fully updated to reflect the new DSM-V

•Additional content on old age psychiatry and social care. New chapter on mental health services and legislation

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Tomasz Bajorek is a psychiatrist at Sobell House Hospice.