Mental health care for nurses : applying mental health skills in the general hospital / edited by Anthony Harrison and Chris Hart. - Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006. - xviii, 230 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes web resources Includes bibliographical references and index.

The provision of holistic care -- Psychological responses to illness and injury -- The legal and ethical context of mental health care in the general hospital -- Caring for the person displaying challenging behaviour -- Breaking bad news -- The role of the mental health liaison team -- Depression and anxiety -- Self-harm and suicide prevention -- Perinatal and maternal mental health -- Caring for the person with a serious mental illness -- Alcohol and illicit drug use -- Caring for older people with mental health problems -- Challenges to the
.delivery of holistic care

1405124555 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781405124553 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2005019403


Psychiatric nursing.
Psychiatric hospital care.
Nurse and patient.
Mental Health Services.
Hospitals, General.
Inpatients--psychology.
Nursing Care--methods.
Psychiatric Nursing--methods.
Residential Facilities.

RC440 / .M349 2006

616.890231 / MEH