Working With Serious Mental Illness, 3rd Edition

SECTION 1 Promoting Understanding
1 The User’s Voice: What We Need to Hear
2 Social Participation
3 Stress Vulnerability Model of Serious Mental Illness
4 Working With the Principles of Trauma-Informed Care
5 Where Does PSI Fit With Recovery?
SECTION 2 Engaging, Assessing, and Agreeing Care
6 Building Relationships
7 Assessment in Practice: Diagnosis
8 Consolidating the Assessment Process
9 Parity of Esteem
SECTION 3 Working With the Person
10 Modern Risk Management
11 Dealing With Voices and Strange Thoughts
12 Assisting the Person With Motivation
13 Assisting Families and Informal Carers
14 Assisting the Person With Drug and Alcohol Issues
15 Working With Anger in the Context of Serious Mental Illness
16 Working With Complex Cases
17 Assisting the Person With Medication
18 Recovery: Assisting the Person to Stay Well
SECTION 4 Considerations for Effective Practice
19 Understanding the Cultural Context
20 Looking After Ourselves: Wellbeing, Resilience, and Self-help Strategies
Index

Catherine Gamble, BA(Hons), RGN, RMN, RNT, Consultant Nurse, South West London and St George's Mental Health Care Trust, London, UK and Geoff Brennan, BSc(Hons), RNMH, RMN, Research Fellow, City University, London, UK