Lyttle's Mental Health and Disorder
Bailliere Tindall (Verlag)
978-0-7020-1416-1 (ISBN)
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This well-known textbook has been fully revised and updated and is designed to become the key textbook in this field for students and practitioners alike. It comprehensively addresses the changes that have taken place in education, as well as in the organisation and provision of care, including the impact of "community care". It uses this as the context in which to identify the causes, nature and effects of disorder, evaluate interventions and treatment, and examine the management of care in a range of settings. Topics of particular interest are - The biological bases of disorder, Providing care in a multi-racial society, Care in forensic settings, and International dimensions of mental health nursing. This edition reflects new agenda in the field of mental health, and discusses changes in: care settings; acute, residential, community; management practices and policy; education and requirements and practice and research into disorders, therapies and interventions multi-contributed to provide a comprehensive range of views and persepctives. Accessible, this student-centred textbook covers aims, key concepts, suggestions for further reading and a comprehensive glossary of terms.
Introduction. Section I: Mental Health in a European and British Context. The Core Concepts of Care in Mental Health and Disorder. Personal and Professional Roles, Skills and Behaviours: Present and Future. International Dimensions of Nursing. Anti-Discriminatory Practice. Providing Care in a Multi-Racial Society. Section II: The Nature and Effects of Disorder. Mental Health Problems. Affects and Emotion. Behaviour. Cognition. Sharing & Common Language. Personality Disorders. Psycho-Socio-Economic Factors in Suicide. Elders and Mental Health (Prejudice and Discrimination). Section III: Interventions and Treatment. Managing Interventions. A Brief Historical Account of Approaches to Treatment. Promoting Optimum Health: A Life Span Perspective. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Spiritual Care and Mental Health Competences. Meeting the Needs of People with Enduring Mental Health Problems. Biological Aspects of Mental Disorder. Section IV: The Organisation and Provision of Care. A Challenge to Primary Health Care. Establishing a Community Service. Providing Services in a Multi-Racial Society: Black Perspectives. Developing a Supportive Service: A Case Example. Care Provision. A Journey Without End: Creating a Development Strategy for Staff in Secure Forensic Settings. The Therapeutic Use of Security: A Model for Forensic Nursing. Section V: Policies, Plans, Priorities. Demarcation and the Public Sector: The Impact of the Contract Agenda Upon Mental Health Practice. The Law Relating to Mental Health and Disorder. The Mental Health Act Commission: Functions, Remit and Code of Practice. Preparing for the Future. Contemporary Issues in the Preparation and Education of Community Health Nursing. Competent to Care.
| Überarbeitung | Tony Thompson, Peter Mathias |
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| Zusatzinfo | 55 ills. |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 18 x 24 mm |
| Gewicht | 1479 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie |
| Pflege ► Fachpflege ► Neurologie / Psychiatrie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7020-1416-8 / 0702014168 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7020-1416-1 / 9780702014161 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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