Acute mental health nursing : from acute concerns to the capable practitioner / edited by Marc Harrison, David Howard and Damian Mitchell.

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TextPublication details: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 239 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1412932351
9781412932356
9780761973188
0761973184
9780761973195
0761973192
9781446221211
1446221210
9781446229415
1446229416
9786610204663
6610204667
1280204664
9781280204661

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Acute mental health nursing.DDC classification:

616.89/0231 22

LOC classification:

RC440 .A28 2004eb

NLM classification:

2004 H-480
WY 160

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44.16

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; An introduction to acute mental health care: from acute concerns to the capable practitioner; Chapter 1 -- Acute psychiatric in-patient assessment; Chapter 2 -- Measuring health and social functioning using HoNOS; Chapter 3 -- Social inclusion and acute care; Chapter 4 -- Strategies for surviving acute care; Chapter 5 -- Case management: perspectives of the UK and US systems; Chapter 6 -- Integrated care pathways: the 'acute' context; Chapter 7 -- Risk assessment and management in acute mental health care; Chapter 8 -- Observation.

Summary: Recent mental health policy has focused on developing community-based services, while the reality remains that patients experiencing acute episodes of illness are mainly cared for in hospital. Acute Mental Health Nursing has been developed as a guide to the core knowledge and skills required for working in inpatient settings.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Recent mental health policy has focused on developing community-based services, while the reality remains that patients experiencing acute episodes of illness are mainly cared for in hospital. Acute Mental Health Nursing has been developed as a guide to the core knowledge and skills required for working in inpatient settings.