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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959963803321

Titolo

Acute mental health nursing : from acute concerns to the capable practitioner / / edited by Marc Harrison, David Howard and Damian Mitchell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE Publications, 2004

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE Publications, , 2004

ISBN

9786610204663

9781446221211

1446221210

9781446229415

1446229416

9781280204661

1280204664

9781412932356

1412932351

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 239 p.) : 1 ill

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisonMarc

HowardDavid, RGN

MitchellDamian

Disciplina

616.89/0231

Soggetti

Psychiatric nursing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; An introduction to acute mental health care: from acute concerns to the capable practitioner; Chapter 1 - Acute psychiatric in-patient assessment; Chapter 2 - Measuring health and social functioning using HoNOS; Chapter 3 - Social inclusion and acute care; Chapter 4 - Strategies for surviving acute care; Chapter 5 - Case management: perspectives of the UK and US systems; Chapter 6 - Integrated care pathways: the 'acute' context; Chapter 7 - Risk assessment and management in acute mental health care; Chapter 8 - Observation

Chapter 9 - Cognitive behaviour therapy in in-patient careChapter 10 -



Psychosocial interventions; Chapter 11 - Medication management; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on the latest developments in policy and planning, this text addresses issues which are specific to working in inpatient settings. It has been designed for use in training and is also a useful source of reference for use in practice.