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Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in the UK

  • 1st Edition - June 28, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Katie Evans, Debra Nizette, Anthony O'Brien, Catherine Johnson
  • Language: English

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 he… Read more

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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.

Key features

  • Gives readers a thorough grounding in the theory of mental health nursing.
  • Case studies throughout the text allow readers to understand the application of theory in every day practice.
  • Includes critical thinking challenges and ethical dilemmas to encourage the reader to think about and explore complex issues.
  • Exercises for class engagement complement learning and development in the classroom environment.

Table of contents

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

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 14, 2020
  • Language: English

About the editors

KE

Katie Evans

Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer and Convenor of the Postgraduate Mental Health Program, School of Nursing, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

DN

Debra Nizette

Affiliations and expertise
Director of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Office, Queensland Health, QLD, Australia

AO

Anthony O'Brien

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Mental Health Nursing, University of Waikato, New Zealand

CJ

Catherine Johnson

Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Nurse Specialist at West London Mental Health NHS Trust; Clinical Research Mental Health Nurse at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK