Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing - E-Book

by Katie Evans RPN, BA, MLitSt, PhD, FANZCMHN, Debra Nizette RN, Dip App Sc-Nr Ed, B App Sc-Nursing, MNSt, FACN, FACMHN, CMHN

Overview

The new edition of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing focuses on practice in mental health and psychiatric care integrating theory and the realities of practice. Mental wellness is featured as a concept, and the consideration of a range of psychosocial factors helps students contextualise mental illness and psychiatric disorders. The holistic approach helps the student and the beginning practitioner understand the complex causation of mental illness, its diagnosis, effective interventions and treatments, and the client’s experience of mental illness.

• A new chapter on forensic mental health nursing
• An increased focus on preventative mental health strategies and current and emerging interventions
• Case studies, critical thinking challenges and nurses’ stories provide contextual reinforcement for students
• An evidence-based framework and up-to-date research integrated throughout
• Client-focused with a clear, holistic approach
• Chapters link to the Stories in Mental Health workbook and videos
• Elsevier’s Evolve platform offers students additional online resources

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780729580984
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	09/29/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	560
File size:	5 MB

Table of Contents

PART 1

Preparing for psychiatric and mental health nursing

1

The  Effective Nurse

Debra Jackson and Louise O’Brien

2

The Context of Practice

Vicki Stanton and Barbara Tooth

3

Historical Foundations

Katie Evans

4

The Australian and New Zealand politico-legal context

Eimear Muir-Cochrane, Anthony O’Brien and Timothy Wand

5

Professional and ethical issues

Anthony O’Brien, Phillip Maude and Eimear Muir-Cochrane

PART 2

Mental health and wellness

6

Mental Health in Australia and New Zealand

Pat Bradley and Ruth De Souza

7

Indigenous Mental Health

Deanne Hellsten and Hineroa Hakiaha

8

Theories on Mental Health and Illness

Patricia Barkway

9

Mental Health Across the  Lifespan

Debra Nizette

10

Crisis and Loss

Paul Morrison

11

Assessment and Diagnosis

Jan Barling

PART 3

Understanding mental illness

12

Intellectual Disabilities

Charles Harmon, Philip Petrie and Chris Taua

13

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Mike Groome, Kristin Henderson

14

Disorders of Old Age

Wendy Moyle

15

Schizophrenic Disorders

Murray Bardwell and Richard Taylor

16

Mood Disorders

Peter Athanasos

17

Personality Disorders

Michelle Cleary, Jan Horsfall

18

Anxiety Disorders

Katie Evans

19

Eating Disorders

Gail Anderson

20

Substance-related Disorders and Dual Diagnosis

Janette Curtis and Peter Athanasos

21

Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders

Ruth Elder

22

Forensic Mental Health Nursing

Brian McKenna and Trish Martin

PART 4

Developing skills for mental health nursing

23

Settings for Mental Health

Ruth Elder, Julie Sharrock, Phillip Maude, Michael Olasoji

24

The Patient as Person

Kim Usher, Kim Foster

25

Therapeutic Interventions

Christine Palmer

26

Psychopharmacology

Kim Usher and Kim Foster