Learning disabilities and mental health [[electronic resource] ] : a nursing perspective / / Raghu Raghavan and Pradip Patel

• Autore: Raghavan Raghu
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (250 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.2/0425
• Soggetto topico: Learning disabled - Mental health; Learning disabilities - Nursing; Psychiatric nursing
• Altri autori: PatelPradip
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Learning disability and mental health; 3 Nature, prevalence and manifestation of dual diagnosis; 4 Assessment and diagnosis; 5 Needs assessment; 6 Learning disability nursing; 7 Psychopharmacological approaches and ECT; 8 Psychosocial interventions; 9 Professional and legal issues; 10 Service perspectives; Appendix 1 Assessment tools; Appendix 2 Genetic syndromes related to mental health; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Learning disabilities and mental health: a nursing perspective provides an evidence-based perspective on care of individuals with learning disabilities and mental health problems. Around 30% to 40% of people with learning disabilities will experience mental health disorders during their lives. Many learning disability nurses and a significant number of mental health nurses are in daily contact with this group, and their complex needs are not often well understood.* Examines current theory and practice in supporting people with learning disabilities and additional mental health needs
• Titolo autorizzato: Learning disabilities and mental health
• ISBN: 1-281-31939-2; 9786611319397; 0-470-77471-1; 0-470-77769-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910145575803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II