Perspectives in Mental Health Nursing

Using the Mental Health Nursing Review as a framework, this book examines issues in mental health nursing and questions the conventional role of the health care professional. With an underlying theme of service user empowerment, it discusses the Mental Health Nursing Review report, "Working in Partnership", then moves on to the areas of collaboration, Nursing Development Units and management of a more accessible mental health service. A patient/client centred approach is taken to women's issues, race and ethnicity and care of the older person. The authors tackle some of the more forward thinking areas such as case management, alternatives to seclusion, clinical supervision and client needs analysis. This text should appeal to those who are looking to develop mental health nursing as a collaborative service.