"This book is an accessible evidence-based introduction to the role of the mental health nurse. This comprehensive overview explores concepts of mental health and distress, ethics and accountability, key nursing models to be aware of, and the prevalence, predisposing factors and features of the most commonly occurring mental health problems"--Provided by publisher.

What is mental health? -- The policy context of mental health nursing in the UK -- Models and values of mental health nursing practice -- Legal and ethical frameworks for mental health nursing practice -- Facilitating evidence based practice -- Co-production: facilitating recovery with service users -- Communication and interpersonal skills 1: an introduction -- Commonly occurring mental health problems -- Serious mental health problems -- Organic mental health problems -- People with learning disabilities and mental health -- Substance misuse -- Eating disorders -- Personality disorder --Communication and interpersonal skills 2: emotional engagement -- Cognitive behavioural therapy -- Psychodynamic and other talking therapies -- Basics of psychopharmacology -- Assessment and therapeutic management of risk --Working with self-harm and suicide -- Mental health promotion -- Mental health and children, adolescents and younger people -- Mental health and adults --Mental health in later life -- Recovery in the Context of Mental Health Services -- Applying recovery based principles in practice -- Community based mental health services in action -- In-patient services -- Working with family and friends -- Embracing mental health and physical healthcare -- Clinical supervision for the new supervisee.