Dual Diagnosis Nursing

Dual Diagnosis Nursing
ISBN-10
0470777540
ISBN-13
9780470777541
Category
Medical
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2008-04-15
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
G. Hussein Rassool

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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