This handbook was designed to be a tool for preclinical medical students during their beginnings in
patient interactions and counselling. It is intended to be used in a consultation, giving step-wise
approaches to some problems, and tools to use with the patients. It is by no means comprehensive,
but a basic field guide to psychosocial issues common in South Africa. The handbook can be used
on a tablet or smartphone, and if printed, lamination would allow repeated use of the pages that may
be written on (such as the scales).
Reference:
Backwell, D. 2019. A Psychosocial handbook: A tool for consultation [OER]. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health.
Backwell, D. (2019). A Psychosocial handbook: A tool for consultation [OER]. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health. Retrieved from
Backwell, David. (2019). "A Psychosocial handbook: A tool for consultation." Lecture presented at ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health.
Backwell D. A Psychosocial handbook: A tool for consultation [OER]. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health; provided on lecture given 2020-05-19T12:57:58Z [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from
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