Therapeutic Interventions in Severe Mental Illness : A Guide for Acute Care Settings (Paperback)

Part 1: The Mental health Nursing Context  1. A History of Inpatient Mental Health Settings and Mental Health Nursing  2. Contemporary Acute Mental Health Services  3. Transferring Knowledge to Practice: Challenges, Aids and Barriers  Part 2: Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions  4. Strategies for Helping People with Schizophrenia to Manage Auditory Hallucinations  5. Strategies for Helping People with Schizophrenia to Manage Delusional and Paranoid Thinking  6. Strategies for Helping People with Bipolar Disorder to Manage Auditory Hallucinations, Delusional and Paranoid Thinking and High and Low Moods  7. Brief Family Interventions for People with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder  8. Assessment and Interventions with People with Depression, Suicidal Thoughts and Self-Harming Behaviour  9. Co-Morbidity: Challenges and Strategies  10. Medications Management  Part 3: Conclusion  11. Maximising Opportunities for Therapeutic Interventions