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Awarded second place in the 2017 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.
"I welcome, at long last, a book on global mental health targeted to nurses, the front-line health worker for billions of people around the world. The roles that nurses can, and should, play in mental health care are diverse and this book addresses both well-trod as well as emerging concerns across the continuum of care from promotion to prevention to treatment. Importantly, at the heart of this diversity is the foundation of compassion and care, the hallmark of the nursing profession." - Vikram Patel, Professor of International Mental Health and Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow in Clinical Science, Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Psychiatric disorders have consistently been identified as serious and significant global burdens of disease, yet meeting the needs of people in mental distress has not often been a priority in health care. This important reference work sets out the knowledge base for understanding the state of mental health care globally, and translating that into effective practice.
The Handbook provides a historical and contemporary context of mental health care, identifies and discusses evidence-based standards of care and strategies for mental health promotion and explores the need to deliver care from interdisciplinary and community-based models, placing these imperatives within a human rights and empowerment framework. It is made up of four core sections which look at:
Key and emerging issues that affect global mental health practice and research, including the social context of health;
Evidence-based health promotion strategies for major areas of practice internationally;
A range of country studies, reflecting different problems and approaches to mental health and mental health care internationally; and
What constitutes empowering practice.
The only comprehensive work looking at global perspectives on mental health nursing, this is an invaluable reference for all students, academics and professionals involved in mental health research with an interest in global or cross-cultural issues.
Contents
Part 1: Historical and Contemporary Mental Health Nursing
1. Overview of Mental Health in Low, Middle and High Income Global Communities
2. Historical Overview of Psychiatric Mental Health Care
3. Mental Health Promotion
4. Social Determinants of Mental Health
5. The Effects of Culture and Stigma on Mental Health
6. Global Health Ethics and Mental Health
7. Standard of Mental Health Care: Meeting Consumer Needs
8. Mental Health Care Nursing Standards: International Perspectives
9. Transformational Leadership to Promote Well-being
Part 2: Promoting Mental Health Nursing Within Social and Cultural Contexts: Research, Best Practices and Clinical Perspectives
10. Recognizing and Managing Stress
11. Strategies for Health Promotion in Individuals Experiencing Anxiety or Anxiety Disorders
12. Suicide and Other Deliberate Self-harm Behaviors: Promoting Prevention
13. Strategies for Health Promotion in Individuals Experiencing Depression
14. Strategies for Health Promotion in Individuals Experiencing Bipolar Symptoms and Illness
15. Schizophrenia: Fostering Understanding and Facilitating Health Promotion
16. Health Promotion Strategies for Substance Use
17. Mental Health and Aging: Needs and Care of Older Adults
18. Strategies for Mental Health Promotion in Children and Adolescents
19. Strategies for Health Promotion after Violence Exposure
20. Evidence-based Mental Health Practice in a Global Context
Part 3: Cultural Voices and Human Rights: Case Exemplars
21. Deinstitutionalized Care: Jamaican Psychiatric Workers' Viewpoints
22. Korean American and Depression
23. The Philippines: The Nurse's Role in Bullying Prevention
24. Case Exemplar from South Africa
25. Australia: Social and Emotional Wellbeing of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population
26. Mental Health, Traditional Healers and Barriers to Care in Malawi
27. Argentina
28. Japan: Disaster Mental Health
29. A Canadian Perspective on Psychiatric Nursing Care
30. Transition Experiences for Adults with an Intellectual Disability: Theories for Compassionate Nursing Practice
Part 4: Empowerment Strategies
31. Mental Health Literacy
32. Models and Frameworks of Mental Health Care Within Community Environments
33. Conclusions and Recommendations
