Mental Health nursing book from Made Incredibly Easy! UK Editions

Made Incredibly Easy! breaks down challenging clinical concepts - the ones that we know can be difficult to grasp - and presents them in a refreshingly original, humorous, engaging series of books.

Our mental health nursing book is an essential resource for trainee nurses, experienced nurses moving into a speciality or mature students retraining as a nurse professional. The book will boost your confidence in mental health care and is a designed as a guide that clearly explains how to assess and manage your mental health patients effectively.

For those that are new to the field of mental health nursing, or those beginning their mental health placements will introduce the reader to the complex field and discuss specific mental health disorders and the latest therapeutic nursing interventions. It transforms complex topics (such as service user and family advocacy, mental health promotion, psychopharmacology, multidisciplinary care and ethical and legal issues) into a concise and accessible form. Numerous quick-scan tables, flow charts and illustrations enable the reader to quickly identify and focus on key information.

Debbie Evans and Helen Allen have ensured the book offers a wealth of information to guide nurses in this complex area of nursing.

The mental health nursing book provides everything you need to know about managing and treating mental health, including:

* More than 70 mental health conditions, form attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bulimia and opioid abuse to post-traumatic stress disorder, schizotypal personality disorder and Tourette’s syndrome
* Current treatment options, including drug therapy, psychotherapy, behaviour therapy, milieu therapy and electroconvulsive therapy
* Core concepts in mental health nursing care, including scope of practice, therapeutic communication, informed consent, patient advocacy and more

For each disorder the text presents a brief introduction, typical symptoms, possible causes, diagnostic methods, treatment approaches and nursing interventions. Research findings and the latest pharmacological advances are also included where appropriate. A 'continuum of care' philosophy, carried throughout the book, reflects the current trend towards brief hospitalisation for acute episodes followed by ongoing outpatient treatment. The mental health nurse's participation in 'collaberative management' for the person who has a mental health illness reflects current clinical practice.

Rely on accurate, up-to-date clinical information that will help you:

* Assess patients and communicate effectively with them and their families
* Identify subtle and critical changes in your patient’s conditions
* Respond to patient problems with safe, targeted interventions

To enable the reader to digest the information our mental health nursing book supplies you handy features like:

* Advice from the experts – tips and how-to instructions from experienced mental health nurses
* Myth busters! – no-nonsense explanations that separate fact from fiction in mental health care
* Bridging the gap – quick overviews of the unique beliefs and needs of specific socioeconomic and cultural groups
* Meds matters – pharmacological and herbal remedies for dozens of mental health problems

Debbie Evans, PhD, MPhil, BSc, BSc (Hons), RMN, RGN is head of Applied Social Science at the Institute of Health and Society at the University of Worcester.

Helen Allen, PhD, MPhil, BSc (Hons), RMN, RGN is a practice facilitator (mental health) at the Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership.

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