Summary
Contents
Subject index
Psychosocial and holistic approaches to assessment have become a central feature of modern mental health care. This practical and comprehensive book guides students through the theory and practice of psychosocial assessments to help them integrate the data as preparation for the effective planning of treatment and interventions. Key features: • step-by-step guide on how to undertake each stage of the assessment process in practice • clinical staff and service users voices describing their experiences of the process • end of chapter exercises • reflections and considerations for practice This is essential reading for pre-registration nursing students and mental health professionals.
Physical Health
Physical Health
Chapter Overview
This chapter:
- Highlights the importance of physical assessment and physical health care to mental health practitioners.
- Offers a usable, flexible and supportive strategy of physical assessment to inform, educate and update mental health practitioners.
- Provides a variety of opportunities for the reader to critically reflect on their own present level of knowledge and setting.
- Suggests how the reader may enhance their level of knowledge of physical assessment and care that they provide in their own setting and share this knowledge with other practitioners.
- Demonstrates assessment of some commonly presenting conditions, including the interventions and strategies to undertake.
Introduction
Undertaking a physical health assessment with people experiencing mental health problems is vital. Appropriate assessment and care is fundamentally important as individuals with ...
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