Description
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.- 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 1Preparing for psychiatric and mental health nursingThe effective nurseRecovery as the context for practiceHistorical foundationsProfessional, legal and ethical issuesSettings for mental healthPART 2Influences on mental healthMental health theory and influence across the lifespanTrauma, crisis, loss and griefPhysical healthPART 3The people with whom mental health nurses workMental health and wellnessWorking with families in mental healthDisorders of childhood and adolescenceMental disorders of older ageLearning disabilitiesForensic mental health nursingPART 4Mental disorders that people experienceSchizophrenia and psychotic disordersMood disordersPersonality disordersAnxiety, trauma and stress-related disordersEating disordersSubstance use and comorbid mental health disordersPART 5What mental health nurses can do to helpMental health promotion, prevention and primary healthcareAssessment in mental health nursingChallenging behaviour, risk and responsesTherapeutic interventionsPsychopharmacologyGlossaryIndex
