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Bringing together contributions from nurses and other mental health professionals, this text focuses on the research and theory underlying practice, education and management in psychiatric nursing. It reflects British thinking but draws from international research literature, and is not confined to a single model or theory of psychiatric nursing.

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Author:   Julia I. Brooking ,  Susan A. Ritter ,  Ben Thomas
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.133kg
ISBN:  

9780443034619

ISBN 10:   0443034613
Pages:   644
Publication Date:   08 June 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Introduction PART 1 ISSUES and DEVELOPMENTS in PSYCHIATRIC NURSING: History. Theory Development. The Multi-Disciplinary Clinical Team. Education. An International Perspective. Research. Ethics. Stress. Politics, Power and Psychiatric Nursing PART 2 the KNOWLEDGE BASE: An INTRODUCTION to RELEVANT DISCIPLINES: Mental Health Legislation. The Contribution of Sociology. The Contribution of Psychology. The Contribution of the Biological Sciences. The Contribution of Pharmacology. The Contribution of Clinical Psychiatry. The Contribution of Health Education PART 3 PRINCIPLES of PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PRACTICE: Psychiatric Nursing Assessment. Nursing Care Planning. Communication. Meeting Physical Care Needs. Social Vulnerability. Sexuality. Organizing Inpatient Care. Day Care. Nursing in Therapeutic Communities. Community Psychiatric Nursing PART 4 PSYCHIATRIC NURSING INTERVENTIONS for SPECIFIC CLIENT GROUPS: Nursing Disturbed Children and Adolescents. Depression and Suicide. Anxiety. Phobic and Obsessional States. Schizophrenia. Eating Disorders. Personality Disorders. Agression and Violence. Substance Abuse. Liaision Psychiatric Nursing. The Elderly Mentally Infirm PART 5 METHODS of THERAPY in PSYCHIATRIC NURSING: Drug Treatment. Physical Treatments. Individual Psychotherapy and Counselling. Behavioural Psychotherapy. Social, Recreational, Creative and Occupational Acctivities. Rehabilitation Index

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