Care of the Mentally Ill

ISBN-13: 9780333440803 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 115 str.

Peggy Martin

Opis

The second edition of this popular nursing text now includes a fuller description of nursing models and their application with special reference to care of the anxious patient. The book has been updated to include an outline of the Mental Health Act 1983 and numerous other important developments in care of the mentally ill.

Spis treści

Foreword to the Series.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- A Note on the Series.- Style Introduction.- Nursing the Patient who is Anxious.- Nursing the Patient who is Phobic.- Nursing the Patient who is Obsessional.- Nursing the Patient who is Attention-seeking.- Nursing the Patient who is Depressed.- Nursing the Patient who is Overactive.- Nursing the Patient who is Withdrawn.- Nursing the Patient who is Suspicious.- Nursing the Patient who is Aggressive.- Nursing the Patient who is Confused.- Nursing the Patient who is Institutionalised.- Nursing the Patient who is Dependent on Alcohol.- The Use of Drugs in Psychiatric Care.- Exercises.- Index.