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Now in full-color, this paperback book is an introductory-level textbook for students enrolled in a practical/vocational nursing program and taking a course in mental health nursing. The book is written in an engaging and simple to understand format, specifically for the LPN/LVN level, with many innovative features to enhance comprehension of material. Highlights of this edition include expanded coverage of treatment for each category of disorders, more information on dementia, and an enhanced art program.

Table contents:
Introduction. Section 1: Orienting material: the background to care. The mental health service user. History of mental health nursing and psychiatry. Race, culture and ethnicity in mental health care. Section 2. Mental healthcare: approaches to client problems. Schizophrenia; nature, treatment and care. Mood disorders: depression and mania. Psychosocial interventions. Medication management. ‘Dual diagnosis’: an integrated approach to care for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use problems. Inpatient nursing. Panic, phobias and obsessive compulsive disorder. Eating disorders. Post-traumatic disorders. Assessment and management of risk: violence, suicide and self-harm. Mental health in primary care. Child and adolescent difficulties. Mental health and older people. Physical health and severe mental illness. Computerised self-help and information technology. Alternatives to traditional mental health treatments. Forensic nursing.

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