Caroline Kinsella, Connor Kinsella

Introducing Mental Health, Second Edition

A Practical Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Accessible and informative, this guide is for anyone working with people experiencing mental illness. It details the major mental health disorders, the issues and implications surrounding them and explains the current legislation in easy-to-understand terms.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 154mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9781849055963
• ISBN-10: 1849055963
• Artikelnr.: 42297156

Autorenporträt

Caroline Kinsella has been a registered nurse since 1980 and has specialised in working with offenders and individuals with severe mental health problems. She has a Master's degree in Forensic Mental Health from St Georges Hospital Medical School and is currently working with the Dorset Inreach Team as a mental health nurse assessing and care co-ordinating the needs of offenders in several Dorset prisons. Both Connor and Caroline live in Dorset, UK. Connor Kinsella trained as a mental health nurse and has considerable experience of working with mentally ill people in both in-patient and community environments. Since 1998 he has designed and facilitated training for a wide range of services in health and social care. He writes a well-regarded blog called Spotlight on Social Care and has contributed to The Guardian's Social Care Network.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: A Note from the Authors. 1. Severe and Enduring Mental
Illness. 2. Treatment and Support. 3. Risk Assessment and Management. 4.
Challenging Behaviour. 5. Introducing Personality Disorder. 6. Mental
Illness and the Criminal Justice System. 7. Introducing the Mental Health
Legislation.