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Mental health nursing : an evidenced-based approach / Rob Newell and Kevin Gournay.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, 1999.Description: 572p. : illISBN:
  • 9780443058738 (pbk.) :
  • 0443058733
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.890231 NEW
LOC classification:
  • RC440 .M46 1999
Contents:
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.
Summary: Using evidence-based information, this volume provides guidance on the choice of interventions offered to clients and the effectiveness in addressing problems.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 616.890231 NEW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 119804
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 616.890231 NEW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 119806
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 616.890231 NEW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 119805
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 616.890231 NEW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 119807

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.

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