How to Promote Wellbeing

<p><i>How to Promote Wellbeing&nbsp;</i>is a timely resource designed to&nbsp;help all healthcare practitioners promote and protect their own&nbsp;and their patients&rsquo;&nbsp;wellbeing&nbsp;and mental health. Focusing on&nbsp;practical&nbsp;strategies&nbsp;and guidance, this much-needed&nbsp;book&nbsp;explores&nbsp;approaches for&nbsp;reducing burnout, managing stress,&nbsp;coping with pressure in healthcare settings,&nbsp;recognising&nbsp;signs of impaired&nbsp;decision-making, and&nbsp;much&nbsp;more.&nbsp;</p> <p>Written specifically for&nbsp;busy healthcare practitioners, the book&nbsp;offers&nbsp;focused&nbsp;and succinct&nbsp;chapters on topics ranging from&nbsp;behaviours&nbsp;to improve&nbsp;resilience&nbsp;and&nbsp;mindfulness,&nbsp;to&nbsp;approaches for maintaining work-life balance when confronted with&nbsp;excessive workloads and&nbsp;organisational&nbsp;pressures. Throughout the text, evidence-based tools and techniques are&nbsp;provided&nbsp;to&nbsp;improve the practitioner&rsquo;s health and facilitate&nbsp;the&nbsp;delivery&nbsp;of&nbsp;high-quality care.&nbsp;Covering a wide range of clinical situations and important issues,&nbsp;this book:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <ul style=”margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: text; overflow: visible;” type=”disc”> <li style=”margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: text; overflow: visible;”>Examines&nbsp;global,&nbsp;organisational, and individual problem factors affecting mental health and wellbeing&nbsp;</li> <li style=”margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: text; overflow: visible;”>Discusses the impacts of chronic stress, burnout,&nbsp;technological and environmental factors, work-associated trauma, and sources of wellbeing strain&nbsp;</li> <li style=”margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: text; overflow: visible;”>Identifies&nbsp;factors that negatively affect patients&rsquo; wellbeing in hospital, clinic, and outpatient settings&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li style=”margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: text; overflow: visible;”>Offers&nbsp;guidance for emergencies and available resources for those in personal crisis&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li style=”margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: text; overflow: visible;”>Includes a mental health and wellbeing toolkit, including&nbsp;assessments and strategies&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><i>How to Promote Wellbeing&nbsp;</i>is indispensable reading for doctors, nurses, dentists, therapists, counsellors, and other clinicians and health professionals.&nbsp;</p>