Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in the UK

Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in the UK is an adaptation of Australia and New Zealand's foremost mental health nursing text and is an essential resource for both mental health nursing students and qualified nurses. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current research and the UK guidelines as well as the changing attitudes about mental health, mental health services and mental health nursing in UK. Set within a recovery and patient framework, this text provides vital information for approaching the most familiar disorders mental health nurses and students will see in clinical practice, along with helpful suggestions about what the mental health nurse can say and do to interact effectively with patients and their families. INDICE: PART 1 Preparing for psychiatric and mental health nursing The effective nurse Recovery as the context for practice Historical foundations Professional, legal and ethical issues Settings for mental health PART 2 Influences on mental health Mental health theory and influence across the lifespan Trauma, crisis, loss and grief Physical health PART 3 The people with whom mental health nurses work Mental health and wellness Working with families in mental health Disorders of childhood and adolescence Mental disorders of older age Learning disabilities Forensic mental health nursing PART 4 Mental disorders that people experience Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders Mood disorders Personality disorders Anxiety, trauma and stress-related disorders Eating disorders Substance use and comorbid mental health disorders PART 5 What mental health nurses can do to help Mental health promotion, prevention and primary healthcare Assessment in mental health nursing Challenging behaviour, risk and responses Therapeutic interventions Psychopharmacology Glossary Index

• ISBN: 978-0-7020-8024-1
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 560
• Fecha Publicación: 02/09/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés