Hercelinskyj, Gylo (Julie),

Mental health nursing : applying theory to practice / Gylo (Julie) Hercelinskyj and Louise Alexander. - 1st enhanced edition. - xvii, 542 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Underpinnings of mental health nursing -- Mental health nursing - then and now -- Theoretical frameworks underpinning practice -- Ethics, law and mental health nursing practice -- Treatment modalities utilised in contemporary mental health service delivery -- Mental health nursing as a therapeutic process -- Using evidence to guide mental health nursing practice -- The clinical context of practice -- Assessment and diagnosis -- Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders -- Bipolar and related disorders -- Depressive disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Personality disorders -- Eating disorders -- Substance-related and addictive disorders -- Neurodevelopmental disorders -- Neurocognitive disorders -- Obsessive compulsive and related disorders -- Trauma and stress-related disorders -- Other disorders of clinical interest --
Contemporary issues in mental health -- Suicide and non-suicidal self-injury -- Recovery and resilience in mental health -- The family's role in contemporary mental health service delivery -- The multidisciplinary team -- Community mental health context -- Cultural context in practice in Australia -- Mental health first aid.

9780170458610


Psychiatric nursing.
Psychiatry.

RC440 / .H47 2022

616.890231 / H417m