Dual Diagnosis Nursing
Author： G. Hussein Rassool
Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication year： 2008
E-ISBN: 9780470777541
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781405119023
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781405119023
Subject： R749 Psychiatry
Language： ENG
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Description
The increasing number of individuals with co-existing substance misuse and psychiatric disorders presents a key challenge to mental health and addiction nurses. This practice-based text focuses on the management and intervention strategies to effectively meet the needs of this client group in both community and residential settings.
Dual Diagnosis Nursing is a comprehensive text for practitioners on contemporary approaches to working with dual disorder and dual diagnosis patients. It explores both clinical and theoretical perspectives in a variety of different care and treatment settings, addressing key issues such as needs of special populations, multi-dimensional assessment, dealing with emergencies, prescribing and medication management, nursing and psychological interventions, spiritual needs, carers’ interventions and professional development.
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