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Steering a steady course in an era of compulsory treatment: taking mental health nursing into the millennium
- Authors:
- HOWELL Valerie, NORMAN Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 9(6), December 2000, pp.605-616.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Serious concern about public safety underpins development of mental health services that will inevitably lead to a more explicit policing role for mental health nurses in particular. For the first time in a generation the current national strategy for mental health services is accompanied by an investment programme which, whatever its deficits, marks an attempt to ensure that previous deficits are made good. Further, evidence from other countries where compulsory treatment has been introduced would suggest that the success or failure of such measures is related to whether or not they are integrated into effective, comprehensive and adequately funded systems of mental health care. This paper discusses steps that mental health nurses might take to ensure that they maintain a role whose primary purpose continues to be the care of the individual patient (service user) even within a health care system oriented increasingly towards social control.
The art and science of mental health nursing: a textbook of principles and practice
- Editors:
- NORMAN Ian, RYRIE Iain, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 785p.
- Place of publication:
- Maidenhead
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
This new edition has been revised to incorporate changes to the UK policy and legal framework and includes seven new chapters. The publication organised in six parts. Part 1, Foundations, deals with the historical origins and development of mental health nursing. Part 2, Contexts, considers the policy, legislative and ethical frameworks within nursing practice. Part 3, Interventions, covers the main therapeutic approaches, including: assessment, lifestyle interventions, psychosocial interventions, psychopharmacological and complementary therapies, and physical health care of people suffering from mental health problems. Part 4, Client groups, looks at the challenges facing those using mental health services. Part 5, Core procedures, covers the processes of nursing care and the skills nurses need to work with clients in different settings. Part 6, Future directions looks at developments for mental health nursing. Chapters are written in an accessible style and include on outline, bullet points to summarise the main points, questions for reflection and references for further reading. Case studies are also used to illustrate the practical application of the material. New chapters include The person with dementia; Strategies for living and lifestyle options; Self help and mental health; Future directions in mental health promotion and public mental health; Taking recovery into society. Primarily aimed at mental health nurses and nursing students, this text will also be useful to other health professionals, carers and people with mental health problems.