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Only the best: information about antipsychotic and mood stabiliser medication
- Author:
- RETHINK
- Publisher:
- Rethink
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Some people have mental health problems requiring them to take medication, either for periods of time or for many years. Medication may include antipsychotic drugs or mood stabilisers, also known as ‘anti-manic’ medication. This resource is the 3rd edition of the “Only the Best” guide including information about antipsychotic and mood stabiliser medication for service users and carers. It’s designed to help people living with psychosis to make medications choices based on up to date information. It contains: a 6-step guide to finding the best medication; a list of questions to think about; information about antipsychotic and mood stabiliser medication and how it is meant to work; information about side effects and how best to avoid them; and advice about getting a second opinion. It also includes guidance on best practice medication management based upon the NICE schizophrenia and bipolar guidelines.
Small change, big difference: a civil service line manager's guide to reasonable adjustments for mental health problems
- Author:
- RETHINK
- Publisher:
- Rethink
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reasonable adjustments are required by the Disability Discrimination Act to be provided by employers for disabled staff. This publication is a practical guide for civil service line managers about supporting employees with mental health problems, and providing reasonable adjustments. The guide provides information about mental health problems and how they can impact on people at work. It aims to help managers to make adjustments to minimise this impact so that the employee can work most effectively. The guide includes information on: who is entitled to reasonable adjustments; when is an adjustment reasonable; examples of reasonable adjustments for mental health problems; Wellness and Recovery Action Plans; stigma and encouraging staff to be open about their mental health problems; examples of how someone with a mental health problem might be affected at work; how mental health problems are different to stress; and what to do in a crisis.