Musculoskeletal Key

Sam has been referred to a substance misuse programme as his alcohol intake was affecting his functioning (a brief overview of the programme is provided in Chapter 12). While Sam…

Sam is feeling a bit despondent. He is not depressed but he feels he does not know where he is heading in life. Working with his rehabilitation practitioner is helping…

Sam is now working and he feels that he no longer needs to be regularly engaged with ­rehabilitation services. His GP prescribes his medication and Sam knows that he can…

Sam is a smoker. He was a late starter. He smoked his first cigarette in the ‘smokers area’ near to the outpatient clinic he was attending. He was chatting with…

Sam has been socialising less with friends and family members, choosing to stay in his room by himself for most of the day. Sam has stated that he used to…

Sam’s mother has been feeling down lately. It has become clear to her that Sam is not going to make a quick recovery and that he may not lead the…

Box 14.1 Terms used to describe peer support initiatives Consumer-delivered services (Salzer & Shear, 2002)Consumer drop-in centres (Mowbray et al., 2002)Consumer-operated self-help centres (Swarbrick, 2007)Consumer-run businesses (Kimura et al., 2002)Consumer-run…