Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing A Textbook of Principles and Practice

Name: Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing A Textbook of Principles and Practice
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ISBN: 9780335212422

ISBN-10: 0335212425

ISBN-13: 9780335212422

Edition: 2004

Authors: Andrew McCulloch, Iain Ryrie

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Description:

This textbook prepares qualified mental health nurses and those in training with the information and grounding necessary to question practice, contribute to decision making in multi-disciplinary care teams and draw upon research-based knowledge in the delivery of care and development of mental health patients.

Book details

List price: $85.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 7/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 872
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.50" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Contributors
Preface
Foreword
Foundations
The origins and expression of psychological distress
Mental health promotion
Mental health nursing: origins and orientations
The policy and service context for mental health nursing
Rehabilitation and recovery
Law and ethics of mental health nursing
Interventions
Assessment and care planning
Assessing and managing risk
The therapeutic milieu
Psychosocial interventions
Pharmacological interventions and electro-convulsive therapy
Complementary and alternative therapies
Applications
The person with a perceptual disorder
The person with a mood disorder
The person with an anxiety disorder
The person with an eating disorder
The person who misuses drugs or alcohol
Mental health problems in childhood and adolescence
The older person with dementia or other mental health problems
The person who uses forensic mental health services
The person with a personality disorder
Core Procedures
Engaging clients in their care and treatment
Problems, goals and care planning
Behavioural techniques
Cognitive techniques
Medication management to concordance
Therapeutic management of aggression and violence
Therapeutic management of attempted suicide and self-harm
Future Directions
Functional teams and whole systems
Reflections
Index
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