The Handbook of Community Mental Health Nursing

This Handbook Brings Together Authoritative Contributions From Leading Mental Health Researchers, Educators And Practitioners To Provide A Comprehensive Text For Community Mental Health Nurses In Training And Practice. In Thirty-three Chapters It Covers A Wide Range Of Topics, From The History Of The Profession To Current Approaches To Specific Client Groups, Organised Around Three Linked Themes: Professional Context Practice Issues Education And Research. Each Chapter Includes A Summary Of Key Points And Suggestions For Further Reading, And Also Includes Useful Appendices Listing Key Professional And Voluntary Organisations, Journals, Internet And Mailing Lists. The Handbook Reflects The Diversity And Scope Of The Role Of The Cmhn And Recognizes The Multidisciplinary And Service User Context In Which Nurses Work. It Is An Essential Text For Cmhns And Mental Health Nurse Educators, And Offers A Useful Source Of Reference For Allied Professionals. BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 1 The history of community mental health nursing......Page 24 2 The frontline workforce of community mental health care......Page 36 3 The policy and legal context......Page 47 4 Ethical issues......Page 58 5 Social exclusion, discrimination and social isolation......Page 71 6 Working in multidisciplinary community teams......Page 84 7 Meeting mental health needs in primary care......Page 95 8 Collaborating with users of services......Page 107 9 Gender issues......Page 117 10 Culture and ethnicity......Page 128 11 Stress, burnout and coping......Page 138 12 Clinical supervision and reflective practice......Page 149 13 Promoting mental health......Page 166 14 Using evidence to inform practice......Page 181 15 Assessing needs in community mental health care......Page 192 16 Risk, decision-making and mental health......Page 204 17 Preventing suicide......Page 215 18 Working with families I: systemic approaches......Page 227 19 Working with families II: psychosocial interventions......Page 239 20 Cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis......Page 252 21 Relapse prevention in psychosis......Page 267 22 Case management and assertive outreach......Page 278 23 Psychopharmacology and medication management......Page 291 24 Creativity and the therapeutic use of the creative arts......Page 304 25 Working with mentally disordered offenders......Page 316 26 Working with people with coexisting mental health and substance misuse......Page 327 27 Working with people with dementia and their carers......Page 336 28 Working with people with mental health problems and learning disabilities......Page 348 29 Current approaches to working with children and adolescents......Page 360 30 Education and training for community mental health nurses......Page 376 31 Developing courses in psychosocial interventions......Page 387 32 The contribution of quantitative approaches to community mental health nursing research......Page 402 33 The contribution of qualitative approaches to community 33 The contribution of qualitative approaches to community......Page 414 Conclusion......Page 423 Appendix I: Professional organisations......Page 425 Appendix II: Voluntary organisations......Page 427 Appendix III: Journals and magazines......Page 431 Appendix IV: Internet sites and discussion lists......Page 433 Index......Page 435 The Handbook of Community Mental Health Nursing brings together authoritative contributions from leading mental health researchers, educators and practitioners to provide a comprehensive text for community mental health nurses in training and practice. In thirty-three chapters it covers a wide range of topics, from the history of the profession to current approaches to specific client groups. Each chapter includes a summary of key points and suggestions for further reading. The book also includes useful appendices listing key professional and voluntary organisations, journals, internet sites and mailing lists. The Handbook of Community Mental Health Nursing reflects the diversity and scope of the role of the CMHN and recognises the multidisciplinary and service user context in which nurses work. An essential text for CMHNs and mental health nurse educators, it also offers a useful source of reference for allied professionals The Handbook of Community Mental Health Nursing brings together authoritative contributions from leading mental health researchers, educators and practitioners to provide a comprehensive text for community mental health nurses in training and practice. In thirty-three chapters it covers a wide range of topics, from the history of the profession to current approaches to specific client groups, organized around three linked themes : professional context, practice issues, as well as education and research. (Midwest)