edited by Marc Harrison, David Howard and Damian Mitchell.
Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
SAGE Publications,
2004.
1 online resource (xii, 239 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; An introduction to acute mental health care: from acute concerns to the capable practitioner; Chapter 1 -- Acute psychiatric in-patient assessment; Chapter 2 -- Measuring health and social functioning using HoNOS; Chapter 3 -- Social inclusion and acute care; Chapter 4 -- Strategies for surviving acute care; Chapter 5 -- Case management: perspectives of the UK and US systems; Chapter 6 -- Integrated care pathways: the 'acute' context; Chapter 7 -- Risk assessment and management in acute mental health care; Chapter 8 -- Observation.
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Recent mental health policy has focused on developing community-based services, while the reality remains that patients experiencing acute episodes of illness are mainly cared for in hospital. Acute Mental Health Nursing has been developed as a guide to the core knowledge and skills required for working in inpatient settings.