Mental Health Nursing: An Evidence-based Approach - Brossura

Newell, Robert; Gournay, Kevin

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0443074518 ISBN 13: 9780443074516

Casa editrice: Churchill Livingstone, 2008

Riassunto

This new edition of Mental Health Nursing: an evidence-based approach has been fully updated to include the latest research-based guidance. A wide variety of client problems is covered with , so that students are assured that what they learn is underpinned by a sound evidence base for treatment, and qualified mental health nurses can be confident that their practice is informed by the most up-to-date research. Skills acquisition is emphasised and experiential exercises encourage connections between theory and practice.

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Contenuti:

Introduction. Section 1: Orienting material: the background to care. The mental health service user. History of mental health nursing and psychiatry. Race, culture and ethnicity in mental health care. Section 2. Mental healthcare: approaches to client problems. Schizophrenia; nature, treatment and care. Mood disorders: depression and mania. Psychosocial interventions. Medication management. 'Dual diagnosis': an integrated approach to care for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use problems. Inpatient nursing. Panic, phobias and obsessive compulsive disorder. Eating disorders. Post-traumatic disorders. Assessment and management of risk: violence, suicide and self-harm. Mental health in primary care. Child and adolescent difficulties. Mental health and older people. Physical health and severe mental illness. Computerised self-help and information technology. Alternatives to traditional mental health treatments. Forensic nursing.

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• Editore: Churchill Livingstone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0443074518
• ISBN 13: 9780443074516
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 419