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Mental Health Work in the Community: Theory and Practice in Social Work and Community Psychiatric Nursing » Read Now
by Michael Sheppard. 204 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Uniting the Family of Psychiatric Nurses: Commonalities and Divergences in the Nursing Lives We Lead, in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care » Read Now
by Susan Mccabe. 6 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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The Tidal Model: Developing a Person-Centered Approach to Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care » Read Now
by Phil Barker. 8 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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A Century of Psychiatry ("Mental Health Nursing" begins on p. 93) » Read Now
by Hugh Freeman. 360 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Modern psychiatry is based on the experiences and research of many psychiatrists, neurologists, neuropathologists and pharmacologists over the past 100 years. This historical account of psychiatry over the last century is therefore a timely publication of real interest to all psychiatrists and...
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Modern psychiatry is based on the experiences and research of many psychiatrists, neurologists, neuropathologists and pharmacologists over the past 100 years. This historical account of psychiatry over the last century is therefore a timely publication of real interest to all psychiatrists and mental health professionals. It covers important developments in the recognition, understanding and treatment of psychiatric disorders, and includes biographies of many of the psychiatrists pioneering these advances. The impact of psychiatry on society, its culture and politics is discussed in detail. This is an invaluable reference resource on the history of psychiatry. Its comprehensive design, with consistent structure and use of sidebar headings ensures readability and accessibility.
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The Human Science Basis of Psychiatric Nursing: Theory and Practice, in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care » Read Now
by P.J. Barker, W. Reynolds, C. Stevenson. 11 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Nurture: The Fundamental Significance of Relationship as a Paradigm for Mental Health Nursing, in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care » Read Now
by Bonnie Raingruber. 9 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Toward Healthy Aging: Human Needs and Nursing Response (Chap. 21 "Mental Health and Mental Disorders") » Read Now
by Priscilla Ebersole, Patricia Hess. 1132 pgs.

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With its focus on wellbeing and healthy aging, this 5th edition emphasises the individuality of the aged and the humanistic and spiritual potential for further development later in life.
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Power and Leadership in Psychiatric Nursing: Directions for the Next Century, in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care » Read Now
by Marilyn Lewis Lanza. 4 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Stigma in Psychiatric Nursing, in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care » Read Now
by Margaret Jordan Halter. 7 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Sociology and Nursing (Chap. 9 "Madness") » Read Now
by Peter Morrall. 217 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

This lively, introductory text provides nurses with the foundations of a sociological understanding of health issues, aiding them in thinking about their work and the role of their profession. It explains the key sociological theories and debates with humour and imagination in a way which will...
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This lively, introductory text provides nurses with the foundations of a sociological understanding of health issues, aiding them in thinking about their work and the role of their profession. It explains the key sociological theories and debates with humour and imagination in a way which will encourage an inquisitive and reflective approach on the part of any student who engages with the text.The book is organized so that the student moves from the main sociological perspectives through the key concepts underpinning nursing, to sociological approaches to themes which constantly recur in the experience of nursing. Individual chapters cover: imagination; health; science; power; professions; medicalisation; inequality; sex; madness and death.With summaries at the end of each chapter and suggestions for further reading, students will find this a valuable text, covering essential areas in a thought-provoking way. Lecturers will find it a helpful text for generating discussion in tutorials and seminars, as a type of formative assessment and in the preparation of summative assignments.
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Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective ("Practical Ethics in Mental Health" begins on p. 256) » Read Now
by Megan-Jane Johnstone. 546 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

This classic work has been instrumental in establishing nursing ethics as a legitimate and discrete field of inquiry and practice. BIOETHICS, A NURSING PERSPECTIVE, 3RD EDITION provides nurses with a text that covers the history and nature of mainstream bioethics and its relationship to nursing. It...
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This classic work has been instrumental in establishing nursing ethics as a legitimate and discrete field of inquiry and practice. BIOETHICS, A NURSING PERSPECTIVE, 3RD EDITION provides nurses with a text that covers the history and nature of mainstream bioethics and its relationship to nursing. It also stimulates critical thinking on bioethical issues as these relate to the real world of the practising nurse.
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Governing the Captives: Forensic Psychiatric Nursing in Corrections, in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care » Read Now
by Dave Holmes. 10 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Women, Depression, and Biological Psychiatry: Implications for Psychiatric Nursing, in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care » Read Now
by Christine Ann Heifner. 6 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library