Mental health nursing : a manual for practice/ Ruth Elder
By: Ruth Elder.
Contributor(s): Trenoweth, Steven [editor of compilation.].
Material type: BookPublisher: Edinburgh Elsevier 2014Edition: First UK edition / edited by Steve Trenoweth.Description: Xiii, pages 545: cm. ill.ISBN: 9780702044939.Uniform titles: Mental health nursing (Trenoweth) Subject(s): Mental Disorders -- nursing | Nursing Theory | Psychiatric Nursing -- methods/ manualDDC classification: 616.89/0231 Online resources: click here to view table of contentsAustralian editions previously published as Psychiatric and mental health nursing / Ruth Elder, Katie Evans, Debra Nizette.
Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index.
The effective nurse -- The context of practice -- Historical foundations -- The politico-legal context -- Professional and ethical issues -- Mental health and wellness -- Theories on mental health and ill-health -- Mental health across the lifespan -- Crisis and loss -- Assessment and diagnosis -- Learning disabilities -- Working with children and young people -- Mental disorders of older age -- Schizophrenic disorders -- Mood disorders -- Personality disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Eating disorders -- Substance-related disorders and dual diagnosis -- Somatoform and dissociative disorders -- Settings for mental healthcare -- Person-centred approaches to managing risk -- Therapeutic interventions -- Psychopharmacology and medicines management -- Physical health.
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