Section one contains orienting material and looks at: the consumer of mental health care; the history of mental health nursing and psychiatry; government policy and the organisation of mental health care; general consultation skills; principles of assessment; and evaluation of mental health nursing. Section two looks at approaches to user problems and includes information on: Schizophrenia; mood disorders; suicide and self harm; phobias and rituals; hypochondraisis and inappropriate illness behaviour; eating disorders; anger and impulse control; post traumatic disorders; children and young people; and mental disorders of older people. Section three is on mental health initiatives and looks at: advocacy; self help; and alternatives to traditional mental health treatments.
Section one contains orienting material and looks at: the consumer of mental health care; the history of mental health nursing and psychiatry; government policy and the organisation of mental health care; general consultation skills; principles of assessment; and evaluation of mental health nursing. Section two looks at approaches to user problems and includes information on: Schizophrenia; mood disorders; suicide and self harm; phobias and rituals; hypochondraisis and inappropriate illness behaviour; eating disorders; anger and impulse control; post traumatic disorders; children and young people; and mental disorders of older people. Section three is on mental health initiatives and looks at: advocacy; self help; and alternatives to traditional mental health treatments.
Subject terms:
law, mental health problems, mental health services, nursing, older people, phobias, post traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, self-help, service users, severe mental health problems, suicide, young people, advocacy, children, depression, eating disorders, evaluation, evidence-based practice;