I highly recommend First Aid to Mental Illness: A Practical Guide for Patients and Caregivers by psychiatrist, Dr. Michael Rayel. The author provides invaluable factual information to his readers in an engaging manner. . .

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This relatively brief manual addresses an important gap in the provision of primary care services—What to do with patients suspected as having mental illness before formal consultation and assessment are available or requested?
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When you scrape your knee or cut your finger, you bleed. You can clean the wound, apply an antibiotic, dress it with a bandage and go on with your day. How do you attend to the emotional wounds from mental illness?
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A valuable tool for everyone living & working with those of us stricken by mental illness, it is Dr. Michael G. Rayel's hope that his approach will empower patients, caregivers & loved-ones. It sure has helped me.
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To those experiencing minor problems or who have to deal with someone with a mental illness, "First Aid to Mental Illness" can be a Godsend. The whole concept of first aid for the mentally ill seems to have eluded the medical establishment until now.
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