Includes bibliographical references.

Theoretical overview and generalist/specialist roles -- Mental health assessment and service planning -- Crisis care basics in primary care -- Suicidal and self-destructive persons -- Violence and sexual assault -- The anxious patient -- Problems of depression and mood disorders -- The person with schizophrenia -- Substance abuse, addiction, and mental health -- Chronic pain in medical and psychiatric illness -- Children, adolescents, and family issues -- The older person, preventive mental health, cognitive impairment, and end-of-life issues -- Complementary and alternatives treatments-CAM.