Mental health nursing : an evidenced-based approach / Rob Newell and Kevin Gournay.
Material type: TextPublication details: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, 1999.Description: 572p. : illISBN:- 9780443058738 (pbk.) :
- 0443058733
- 616.890231 NEW
- RC440 .M46 1999
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction--SECTION 1: Orienting material: the background to care:- 2. The consumer of mental health care -- 3. History of mental health nursing and psychiatry -- 4. Legal aspects of mental health nursing -- 5. Government policy and the organisation of mental health care -- 6. General consultation skills -- 7. Principles of assessment -- 8. Evaluation in mental health nursing--SECTION 2: Mental Health Care: approaches to client problems:- 9. Schizophrenia -- 10. Disorders of mood: depression and mania -- 11. Suicide and self-harm -- 12. Phobias and rituals --13. Somatisation and inappropriate illness behaviour -- 14. Eating disorders--15. Anger and impulse control--16. Post-traumatic disorders--17. Children\'s and adolescents\' difficulties--18. Mental disorders of older people--SECTION 3: Mental Health Initiatives: new directions in mental health care:- 19. Advocacy--20. Self-help initiatives--21. Alternatives to traditional mental health treatments.
Using evidence-based information, this volume provides guidance on the choice of interventions offered to clients and the effectiveness in addressing problems.