Psychiatric and mental health nursing / [edited by] Katie Evans, Debra Nizette, Anthony O'Brien.

Revised edition of Psychiatric and mental health nursing, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Part 1. Preparing for psychiatric and mental health nursing : -- 1. The effective nurse -- 2. Recovery as the context for practice -- 3. Historical foundations -- 4. Professional, legal and ethical issues -- 5. Settings for mental health -- Part 2. Influences on mental health : -- 6. Mental health theory and influence across the lifespan -- 7. Trauma, crisis, loss and grief -- 8. Physical health -- Part 3. The people with whom mental health nurses work : -- 9. Mental health and wellness in Australia and New Zealand -- 10. Working with families in mental health -- 11. Indigenous mental health in Australia and New Zealand -- 12. Disorders of childhood and adolescence -- 13. Mental disorders of older age -- 14. Intellectual disabilities -- 15. Forensic mental health nursing -- Part 4. Mental disorders that people experience : -- 16. Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders -- 17. Mood disorders -- 18. Personality disorders -- 19. Anxiety, trauma and stress-related disorders -- 20. Eating disorders -- 21. Substance use and comorbid mental health disorders -- Part 5. What mental health nurses can do to help : -- 22. Mental health promotion, prevention and primary healthcare -- 23. Assessment in mental health nursing -- 24. Challenging behaviour, risk and responses -- 25. Therapeutic interventions -- 26. Psychopharmacology -- Glossary -- Index.

"Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing has established itself as Australia and New Zealand's foremost mental health nursing text and is an essential resource for all undergraduate nursing students. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current research and changing attitudes about mental health, mental health services and mental health nursing in Australia and New Zealand. Key Features: Set within a recovery and consumer-focused framework, this text provides vital information for approaching the most familiar disorders mental health nurses and students will see in clinical practice, along with helpful suggestions about what the mental health nurse can say and do to interact effectively with consumers and their families."--Publisher's website.