Introducing Mental Health Nursing

<p><i>Introducing Mental Health Nursing</i> offers a systematic overview of both the science and the art of caring for people experiencing mental health problems. It addresses the attitudes, knowledge and skills required to provide care for service users across all health-care settings, from specialist mental health services to general hospitals and community care.<br><br>The authors place the service user at the centre of all aspects of mental health care and emphasise the importance of the therapeutic relationship as the cornerstone of good mental health nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on the role of the nurse as an intrinsic member of the mental health team, and nurses are encouraged to think critically about the perspectives that they bring to their practice.<br><br>The second edition has been fully revised and updated, with increased focus on Indigenous social and emotional well-being, as well as two new chapters on Recovery and Cultural Safety. A must-have book for undergraduate nursing students, new graduates and professionals changing specialties or simply wishing to refresh their mental health nursing knowledge.<br><br>'This is a brave and dignified text - beautifully written and conceived and given the current texts available - a must for any serious undergraduate nursing program in an Australian university.' - <i>David Buchanan, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom</i><br><br>'I recommend this text to all students of nursing, whether you intend to pursue a career in this speciality or if you simply desire to provide the best care possible in any field of practice.' - <i>Associate Professor Stephen Elsom RN PhD, Director, Centre for Psychiatric Nursing, The University of Melbourne</i></p> <p><i>Figures and tables<br><br>Acknowledgements<br><br>Preface </i><br><br>PART I BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT FOR MENTAL HEALTH NURSING<br><br>1. Introduction<br><br>2. Conceptual frameworks guiding mental health nursing<br><br>3. Recovery<br><br>4. Mental health practice settings<br><br>5. Legal, ethical and professional issues in mental health nursing<br><br>PART II DEFINING AND UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS<br><br>6. Diagnosing mental illness<br><br>7. Symptomatology in mental health<br><br>8. Sociological understandings of mental health and Indigenous social and emotional well-being<br><br>PART III TREATING MENTAL ILLNESS<br><br>9. Physical treatments in mental health care<br><br>10. Treatments in mental health: complementary and other therapies<br><br>PART IV MENTAL HEALTH NURSING ROLES AND PRACTICE<br><br>11. Mental health and illness assessment<br><br>12. Nursing care in mental health<br><br>13. Treatments in mental health: psychotherapy<br><br>14. Cultural safety<br><br>15. A safe environment<br><br>16. Mental health issues across the health care sector<br><br><i>Index</i></p>