cover image - Mental Health A Pocket Guide – VST, 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780729589505
Copyright: 2022
Publication Date: 08-25-2021
Page Count: 212
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $39.99

Mental Health A Pocket Guide – VST, 4th Edition

by Debra O’Kane, RMN, ENB603, Grad Dip CN, MN, Grad Cert Ed (Higher Ed)

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cover image - Mental Health A Pocket Guide – VST, 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780729589505
Copyright: 2022
Publication Date: 08-25-2021
Page Count: 212
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $39.99
    • Practical strategies for commonly encountered situations
    • Easy to access information presented in bullet point and table format
    • A recovery and person-centred care approach throughout
    • Case studies
    • Guidance on medications, assessment tools and terminology
    • Increased consumer focus
    • New chapter on trauma-informed practice and care
    • New focus on loss and grief (including loss of employment, relationships, COVID and climate-related events)
    • Increased focus on self-care, self-awareness and support strategies
    • Greater emphasis on cultural awareness and working across the lifespan
  • 1. Mental Health: Every Health Professional’s Business  
    2. Working in a Recovery Framework  
    3. Essentials for Mental Health Practice  
    4. An Overview of Mental Health Problems  
    5. Mental Health Assessment  
    6. Assessing Risk  
    7. Behaviours of Concern  
    8. Mental Health Talking-Based Therapies  
    9. Managing Medications  
    10. Culture and Mental Health  
    11. Co-occurring Medical Problems  
    12. Loss and Grief  
    13. Law and Ethics  
    14. Settings for Mental Health Care  
    Appendix 1 Surviving Clinical Placement  
    Appendix 2 Who Does What in Mental Health?  
    Appendix 3 Abbreviations in Medication Administration  
    Appendix 4 Supporting People with Mental Illness taking Medication  
    Further Reading and Resources  
    Glossary
  • Debra O’Kane, RMN, ENB603, Grad Dip CN, MN, Grad Cert Ed (Higher Ed), Senior Lecturer and Course Coordinator Bachelor of Nursing,
    College of Nursing and Health Sciences,
    Flinders University,
    Adelaide, South Australia