Mental health nursing is an art and a science; concerned with both the therapeutic relationship between nurse and client and the skills required for evidence-based practice. This book provides an integrative account of mental health nursing. It is suitable for students, post-qualification mental health nurses and nurse lecturers.

Essential reading for students, post-qualification mental health nurses and nurse lecturers. Contributors include: Peter Ashton, Robin Basu, Geoff Brennan, Daniel Bressington, Alison Carolan, Joe Curran, Jacqueline Curthroys, Philip Fennell, Richard Ford, Catherine Gamble, Lina Gega, Richard Gray, Kevin Gournay, Susan Gurney, Simon Houghton, John Keady, Cheryl Kipping, Steve Morgan, Ian Norman, Ian Noonan, Kingsley Norton, Steve Onyett, Leah Ousley, Shaun Parsons, Rachel Perkins, Hagen Rampes, Julie Repper, Paul Rogers, Iain Ryrie, Susan Sookoo, Marc Thurgood, Gill Todd, Janet Treasure, Keith Tudor, Andrew Wetherell, and Phil Woods.

Contributors
Preface Foreword PART 1: FOUNDATIONS The origins and expression of psychological distress Mental health promotion Mental health nursing: origins and orientations The policy and service context for mental health nursing Rehabilitation and recovery Law and ethics of mental health nursing PART 2: INTERVENTIONS Assessment and care planning Assessing and managing risk The therapeutic milieu Psychosocial interventions Pharmacological interventions and electro-convulsive therapy Complementary and alternative therapies PART 3: APPLICATIONS The person with a perceptual disorder The person with a mood disorder The person with an anxiety disorder The person with an eating disorder The person who misuses drugs or alcohol Mental health problems in childhood and adolescence The older person with dementia or other mental health problems The person who uses forensic mental health services The person with a personality disorder PART 4: CORE PROCEDURES Engaging clients in their care and treatment Problems, goals and care planning
Behavioural techniques Cognitive techniques Medication management to concordance Therapeutic management of aggression and violence Therapeutic management of attempted suicide and self-harm PART 5: FUTURE DIRECTIONS Functional teams and whole systems Reflections Index.