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Mental Health Nursing: Applying Theory to Practice is a new Australian text combining a theoretical approach to mental health nursing with clinical reasoning and a practical framework for real-life nursing situations. Ideal for both clinical and theory mental health units, the text was developed with input from consumers and clinicians, and includes the clinical manifestations, impacts, treatment and management of persons suffering from mental illness. Chapters on ‘Suicide and non-suicidal self-injury’ and ‘Mental health first aid’ provide detailed coverage of these contemporary mental health issues, while a chapter on Mental State Examination (MSE) comprehensively explores MSE in a style similar to a traditional psychiatry text and in the context of many different mental health conditions, giving students multiple perspectives of presentations. Critical thinking and review questions challenge students to apply theory to practice, and pharmacology is discussed in each disorder-chapter, helping students to contextualise their learning. With coverage of the Mental Health Act (2014), and criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) integrated throughout, the text equips students with a working understanding of major mental health disorders, and the ability to work practically when engaging with persons suffering from mental illness.
Underpinnings of mental health nursing
Mental health nursing – then and now
Theoretical frameworks underpinning practice
Ethics, law and mental health nursing practice
Treatment modalities utilised in contemporary mental health service delivery
Mental health nursing as a therapeutic process
Using evidence to guide mental health nursing practice
The clinical context of practice
Assessment and Diagnosis
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
Bipolar and related disorders
Depressive disorders
Anxiety disorders
Personality disorders
Eating disorders
Substance-related and addictive disorders
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Neurocognitive disorders
Obsessive-compulsive &amp related disorders
Trauma and stress-related disorders
Other disorders of clinical interest
Contemporary issues in mental health nursing
Suicide and non-suicidal self-injury
Recovery and resilience in mental health
The family’s role in contemporary mental health service delivery
The multidisciplinary team
Community mental health context
Cultural Context in Practice in Australia
Mental health first aid