Previous edition: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; About the editors; Contributors; Reviewers; PART 1: Preparing for psychiatric and mental health nursing; Chapter 1: The effective nurse; Introduction; Caring; Hope and spirituality; Therapeutic use of self; Self-awareness; Reflection; Professional boundaries; Stress and burnout; Professional supportive relationships; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Recovery as the context for practice; Introduction; Recovery as the context of practice; Background to recovery in mental health; The relationship between theory and practice.

Values base for recovery-informed practiceEssentials of recovery-informed practice; Recovery-informed service provision; Changing beliefs about the focus of nursing practice; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Historical foundations; Introduction; The value of historical antecedents; Past ideas about mental disorder; Mental disorders found in Graeco-Roman sources; Mental disorders not found in the ancient literature; Gender and healthcare; Caring for the mentally ill; Doctors and nurses; Pioneers and professionalisation; Conclusion; Chapter 4: The Australian and New Zealand politico-legal context.

IntroductionHistorical landmarks; The current global perspective; Australian national mental health policy; New Zealand mental health policy; Principles of mental health law; New Zealand mental health legislation; Australian mental health legislation; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Professional and ethical issues; Introduction; Regulation of professional practice; Professional and industrial nursing bodies; Nursing education; Standards of practice; Competencies; Career pathways; Advanced practice; Nurse practitioners; Nurse prescribers; The Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program.

Ethics and professional practiceConclusion; PART 2: Mental health and wellness; Chapter 6: Mental health and illness in Australia and New Zealand; Introduction; The incidence and prevalence of mental disorders; The cost of mental disorders; The media and perceptions of mental illness; Social determinants of mental health in Australia and New Zealand; Cultural diversity in Australia and New Zealand; What is culture?; Cultural diversity and mental health nursing; Conclusion; GLOSSARY; Chapter 7: Indigenous mental health in Australia and New Zealand; Introduction.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental healthM��ori mental health; Conclusion; Glossary; Chapter 8: Beyond theory: understanding mental health and illness; Introduction; What is mental health?; Theories of personality; From theory to practice; Personality and behaviour: nature versus nurture; Conclusion; Chapter 9: Mental health across the lifespan; Introduction; A lifespan approach; Mental health across the lifespan; Resilience and mental health; Primary healthcare and mental health promotion; Mental illness prevention; Recovery; Childhood; Adolescence; Early and middle adulthood.

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