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"This is a comprehensive and reader friendly text that offers students a great introduction and insight into the modern world of mental health nursing. The quotes from students and practical activities engage the reader and enhance application of theory to clinical practice and educational development. Students will benefit from the guidance and support this book offers to complement their nurse education."
Lisa King, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, The University of Chester, UK
Lisa King, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, The University of Chester, UK
Full of insights into what it's like to be a mental health nursing student, including direct quotes from current students!
This engaging new textbook provides a student focused introduction to the main issues and themes in mental health nursing. The book requires no previous knowledge and the content has been carefully chosen to reflect the most significant aspects of this important and rewarding area of nursing.
The book includes specific chapters on:
- Social inclusion and the Ten Essential Shared Capabilities.
- Mental health promotion
- Mental health at different stages of the life course
- Physical health issues in mental health settings
- Mental health law
- Therapeutic interventions, specifically Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approaches
- The concept of recovery
Other important areas covered in the book include the National Service Framework (NSF) for Mental Health, the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and the Tidal Model of mental health nursing.
Introduction to Mental Health Nursing is the perfect introduction for all nursing students with an interest in a career in mental health nursing.
Contributors: Geoffrey Amoateng, Amanda Blackhall, Alyson Buck, David A. Hingley, Richard Khoo, Mark McGrath, Mary Northrop, Tim Schafer, Allen Senivassen, Julie Teatheredge, James Trueman, Henck Van- Bilsen, Steven Walker, Steve Wood.
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About the Author:
Nick Wrycraft is Senior Lecturer in the Mental Heath and Learning Disabilities Department at Anglia Ruskin University, UK.
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- PublisherOpen University Press
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0335240801
- ISBN 13 9780335240807
- BindingPaperback
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