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Critical Issues in Mental Health

Critical Issues in Mental Health

Robert Tummey | Tim Turner

(2008)

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Abstract

This practical text provides a systematic overview of the process of planning care for specific client groups and interventions. It draws on the experience of good practice, and explores areas such as assessment process, theoretical framework, practice development and the skills necessary to plan care.
ROBERT TUMMEY Clinical Nurse Specialist, Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
Key authors in the field explore some of the most contentious issues in mental health today.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Cover Cover
Contents vii
Foreword ix
Preface xii
Acknowledgements xiii
Notes on Contributors xiv
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Psychiatric Diagnosis 5
Chapter 2 Socioeconomic Disadvantage 23
Chapter 3 Institutional Racism and Cultural Diversity 41
Chapter 4 Spirituality 58
Chapter 5 Sexuality 72
Chapter 6 Gender 91
Chapter 7 The Lifespan 108
Chapter 8 Iatrogenic Abuse 126
Chapter 9 Psychological Trauma 142
Chapter 10 Risk 161
Chapter 11 Crime 176
Chapter 12 Media: Reframing the Debates 195
Conclusion 213
Index 215
A 215
B 215
C 216
D 217
E 217
F 217
G 217
H 218
I 218
J 219
K 219
L 219
M 219
N 220
O 220
P 220
R 221
S 222
T 223
U 223
V 223
W 224
Y 224
Z 224