Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing : Theory and Practice

Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: Theory and practice was conceived as a result of three major premises which, in the view of the editors, relate to the practice of psychiatric and mental health nursing. First, that high-quality psychiatric and mental health nursing can be practised only if it is under­ pinned by appropriate nursing theory. Secondly, that there exists a body of theory which can and should be applied to psychiatric and mental health nursing. Thirdly, that there is a need for a text which will assist teachers, students and clinicians to apply available nursing and borrowed theory to clinical practice. The general aim of this book is to introduce nursing students to a theory­ based approach to caring for people with psychiatric and mental health problems. The phrase psychiatric and mental health problems indicates that the text relates to clients with a psychiatric diagnosis, and also to those who have mental health problems but who do not necessarily have such a diagnosis. The client group to which the material in this text applies will include those who are, or have been, hospitalized and those in the community who have not been, and may never be, hospitalized. The intended readership is all students of psychiatric and mental health nursing issues, for example basic and post-basic nurses, and their teachers. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Psychiatric and mental health nursing: theory and practice....Pages 3-22 Classifying human responses in psychiatric and mental health nursing....Pages 23-40 Front Matter....Pages 41-42 Cognitive therapy model: principles and general applications....Pages 43-62 Behaviour therapy model: principles and general applications....Pages 63-86 Interpersonal relations model: theoretical constructs, principles and general applications....Pages 87-132 General systems model: principles and general applications....Pages 133-152 Rogers’ client-centred model: principles and general applications....Pages 153-174 Orem’s self-care model: principles and general applications....Pages 175-187 Roy’s adaptation model: principles and general applications....Pages 188-196 The eclectic approach: principles and general applications....Pages 197-220 Front Matter....Pages 221-221 Cognitive therapy model: clinical applications....Pages 223-241 Behaviour therapy model: clinical applications....Pages 242-260 Peplau’s interpersonal model: clinical applications....Pages 261-278 General systems model: clinical applications....Pages 279-303 The Rogerian client-centred model: clinical applications....Pages 304-318 Orem’s self-care model: clinical applications....Pages 319-345 Roy’s adaptation model: clinical applications....Pages 346-353 The eclectic approach: clinical applications....Pages 354-369 Front Matter....Pages 371-371 Teaching psychiatric and mental health nursing: a teaching perspective....Pages 373-395 Psychiatric and mental health nursing: learning in the clinical environment....Pages 396-433 Front Matter....Pages 371-371 Research and psychiatric nursing....Pages 434-467 Back Matter....Pages 468-473