Medicines Management in Mental Health Care
Neil Harris · John Baker · Richard Gray
Sep 2009 · John Wiley & Sons
Ebook
272
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About this ebook
Medicines are the most common form of treatment for those with mental health problems worldwide. Medicines Management in Mental Health Care is the first detailed evidence-based medicines management text for mental health practitioners in the UK.
Medicines Management in Mental Health Care is divided into two parts. Part one provides mental health nurses and other mental health workers with a detailed understanding of the evidence-base for medicines management covering subjects including psychotropic medication and co-morbidity. Part two addresses the practical implications for clinical practice and provides vital guidance on prescribing and medicines management, working with service users, treatment adherence, evaluation skills and problem solving as well as specific advice relating to the realities of practice.
Medicines Management in Mental Health Care is an essential resource for mental health nurses and mental health practitioners.
• Discusses evidence-based interventions
• Outlines the main types of medicines offered
• Discusses co-morbidity
• Outlines a model of medicines management
• Discusses good prescribing practice
Medicines Management in Mental Health Care is divided into two parts. Part one provides mental health nurses and other mental health workers with a detailed understanding of the evidence-base for medicines management covering subjects including psychotropic medication and co-morbidity. Part two addresses the practical implications for clinical practice and provides vital guidance on prescribing and medicines management, working with service users, treatment adherence, evaluation skills and problem solving as well as specific advice relating to the realities of practice.
Medicines Management in Mental Health Care is an essential resource for mental health nurses and mental health practitioners.
• Discusses evidence-based interventions
• Outlines the main types of medicines offered
• Discusses co-morbidity
• Outlines a model of medicines management
• Discusses good prescribing practice
About the author
Dr Neil Harris is a Consultant Nurse at Manchester Mental Health & Social Care Trust and Lecturer at the University of Manchester.
Dr John Baker is a Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Manchester.
Dr Richard Gray is Professor of Nursing Research at the University of East Anglia.
Dr John Baker is a Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Manchester.
Dr Richard Gray is Professor of Nursing Research at the University of East Anglia.
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