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Mosby’s Pocketbook of Mental Health 2nd Edition, written by leading professional nurses and academics, Professor Eimear Muir-Cochrane, Patricia Barkway and Debra Nizette, is a convenient reference guide for nursing students and health professionals required to respond to individuals in crisis. This user-friendly pocket guide from Muir-Cochrane, Barkway and Nizette delivers practical strategies and skills for nursing students and professionals, general practitioners, paramedics, police and allied health workers to implement. With a focus on social inclusion, recovery, culture and the promotion of consumer rights, this mental health textbook plays a pivotal guide for holistic modern health care practices. Benefit from the updated content of Mosby’s Pocketbook of Mental Health 2nd Edition, which features a new opening chapter, the latest research and evidence (including the recently released National Practice Standards), tips for a successful clinical placement and guidance on psychiatric medications. Muir-Cochrane, Barkway and Nizette have delivered an exemplary mental health textbook that provides students and professional nurses with helpful "dos and don’ts" and "what to do" in commonly encountered medical circumstances. • Written specifically for Australian and New Zealand contexts. • Hands-on and inclusive strategies enable readers to develop practical skills. • Convenient size and user-friendly layout that offers readers immediate access to information. |
Contents
2 Working in a recovery framework | 9 |
3 Essentials for mental health practice | 21 |
4 Mental health assessment | 32 |
5 Culture and mental health | 47 |
6 An overview of mental illness | 59 |
7 Psychiatric and associated emergencies | 83 |
8 Managing medications | 98 |
9 Contemporary talking therapies | 116 |
13 Settings for mental health care | 148 |
Appendix 1 Surviving clinical placement | 158 |
Appendix 2 Who does what in mental health? | 160 |
Appendix 3 Working with people with challenging behaviours | 162 |
Appendix 4 Prescription abbreviations | 164 |
Appendix 5 Top tips for people taking psychiatric medication | 166 |
Appendix 6 Mental health terminology | 168 |
Further reading and resources | 190 |
Other editions - View all
Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health Eimear Muir-Cochrane,Patricia Barkway,Debra Nizette Limited preview - 2011 |
Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health Eimear Muir-Cochrane,Patricia Barkway,Debra Nizette No preview available - 2014 |
Mosby's Pocketbook of Mental Health Eimear Muir-Cochrane,Patricia Barkway,Debra Nizette No preview available - 2010 |