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)
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780729589505
Copyright:
2022
Publication Date:
08-25-2021
Page Count:
212
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$39.99
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- 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
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- 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
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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