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Mental Health Nursing

An Evidence Based Approach

  • 2nd Edition - October 27, 2008
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Rob Newell, Kevin Gournay
  • Language: English

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… Read more

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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.

Key features

  • Based on up-to-date, evidence-based information
  • Emphasises skills acquisition
  • Puts the nurse's role central to mental health care
  • Contributors and editors are national and international experts in their fields
  • Uses experiential exercises to reinforce learning and encourage connections from theory to practice

    • Readership

    Undergraduate nursing students enrolled in the mental health branch. Qualified mental health nurses.

    Table of contents

    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.

    Review quotes

    "Experienced nurses will gain from the work because it sifts through the evidence and produces readable chapters that explore, but to not diminish, the complexity of practice. Less experienced nurses will find an accessible overview of contemporary mental health practice."
    Nursing Standard. May 13 2009

    "The chapters range in their consideration from the context of care (history, policy, the individual in their context) to specific 'client problems'. The clinical chapters are written in an accessible style, with key points, a wealth of information and references to research for further reading."
    Mental Health Practice, March 2010, Vol. 13, No. 6

    Product details

    • Edition: 2
    • Latest edition
    • Published: December 5, 2008
    • Language: English

    About the editors

    RN

    Rob Newell

    Affiliations and expertise
    Professor of Nursing Research, School of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK

    KG

    Kevin Gournay

    Affiliations and expertise
    Emeritus Professor, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK