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Handbook of Mental Health Nursing
Author(s): Stephen Tee (Editor), Joanne Brown (Editor), Diane Carpenter (Editor)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 27 April 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 1444121294
- ISBN-13: 9781444121292
Book Description
A concise and user-friendly guide, Handbook of Mental Health Nursing helps nursing students learn the essential skills required for practice. This practical handbook is informed by an interdisciplinary understanding of mental health problems and the recovery from mental health difficulties.
Features:
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- Highlights case studies and draws on narratives of patient experience to help caregivers make educated decisions in partnership with service users
- Focuses on assessment, classification, models of therapeutic practice, specific mental health problems and needs, and the organization of care
- Use a values-based approach integrating evidence-based data with service users’ perceptions
- Presents case studies and participant narratives throughout
- Includes practical exercises designed to develop skills and understanding in person-centred care
This book is an essential purchase for all students and educators in mental health nursing and related health and social care fields.
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About the Author
Dr Stephen Tee, Head of Centre for Innovation and Leadership in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
Dr Joanne Brown, MSc Mental Health Studies Award Leader and MSc Nursing Studies Award Leader, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
Dr Diane Carpenter, Academic Group Lead (Mental Health), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
