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Perfect For:<br/><br/> Nursing Students<br/><br/> Health Care Professionals<br/><br/> Social Service Professionals<br/><br/>Mosby’s Pocketbook of Mental Health 2nd Edition, written by leading professional nurses and academics, Professor Eimear MuirCochrane, Patricia Barkway and Debra Nizette, is a convenient reference guide for nursing students and health professionals required to respond to individuals in crisis.<br/><br/>This userfriendly pocket guide from MuirCochrane, Barkway and Nizette delivers practical strategies and skills for nursing students and professionals, general practitioners, paramedics, police and allied health workers to implement. With a focus on social inclusion, recovery, culture and the promotion of consumer rights, this mental health textbook plays a pivotal guide for holistic modern health care practices.<br/><br/>Benefit from the updated content of Mosby’s Pocketbook of Mental Health 2nd Edition, which features a new opening chapter, the latest research and evidence (including the recently released National Practice Standards), tips for a successful clinical placement and guidance on psychiatric medications.<br/><br/>MuirCochrane, Barkway and Nizette have delivered an exemplary mental health textbook that provides students and professional nurses with helpful "dos and don’ts" and "what to do" in commonly encountered medical circumstances.<br/><br/>• Written specifically for Australian and New Zealand contexts.<br/><br/>• Handson and inclusive strategies enable readers to develop practical skills.<br/><br/>• Convenient size and userfriendly layout that offers readers immediate access to information.