A concise and user-friendly guide, Handbook of Mental Health Nursing will help you to 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.
A hands-on guide with learning outcomes linked to the competencies required for practice Highlights case studies and draws on narratives of patient experience to help you make informed, value-based decisions in partnership with service users Includes practical exercises designed to develop skills and understanding in person centred care, assessment, classification, models of therapeutic practice, specific mental health problems and needs, and the organization of care This is an essential purchase for all students and educators in mental health nursing and related health and social care fields.

Contents

Introduction. The therapeutic use of self. Values based practice. Working in groups. Recovery: a journey of discovery. Using and appraising evidence in practice. Developing nursing decision making skills. Promoting health and social inclusion. Leading and managing healthcare. The what then, what now, and what next of mental health nursing.

Author Bio

Dr Stephen Tee, Head of Centre for Innovation and Leadership in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton
Dr Joanne Brown, MSc Mental Health Studies Award Leader and MSc Nursing Studies Award Leader, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton
Dr Diane Carpenter, Academic Group Lead (Mental Health), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton