Advances in Contemporary Mental Health Nursing (1st edn)
Special Issue of Contemporary Nurse
Volume 21 Issue 1 March 2006
x+162 pages ISBN 978-0-9750436-8-4
Editors:
Nicholas G Proctor
School of Nursing and Midwifery
University of South Australia, SA
Barbara E Wolfe
William F Connell School of Nursing
Boston College, MA, USA
Mental ill health represents not only an immense psychological, social and economic burden to society, but also increases the risk and complexity of physical illnesses. Recognising that neuropsychiatric conditions account for 13% of total Disability Adjusted Life Years lost globally, and are estimated to increase to 15% by 2020 (WHO 2004), this book addresses the dynamic nature of professional mental health nursing across the lifespan.
Effective mental health care delivery is brought into sharp focus with the release of the Australian Senate Select Committee Report on Mental Health in March 2006. This specially commissioned issue of Contemporary Nurse considers mental health nursing from consumer, nursing practice and community health perspectives. It concludes with recommendations for nurse education, workplace training, and delivery of community care.
Violence, 'difficult to treat' disorders, cultural sensitivity, safety of psychotropic medications and application of mental health services in non-mental health settings are addressed from North American, Australian and New Zealand perspectives, which work to build evidence-based research to inform effective mental health practice.
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Guest Edited by
Nicholas Procter, PhD, RN School of Nursing and Midwifery University of South Australia
Angela Frederick Amar, PhD, RN William F Connell School of Nursing Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
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Chang Kam Hock, PhD, MN, BNSc (Hons) Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Hea...
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“Closing Asylums for the Mentally Ill: Social Consequences”
Editor:
Pauline Savy La Trobe University, VIC
The social landscape for understanding and responding to mental illness has changed rapidly. Timed to coincide with the Senate Select Committee Report, this volume offers timely analyses of the social and consumer implications from the closure of large...Visit Website
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