Dual Diagnosis Nursing

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.

The increasing number of individuals with co-existing substance misuse and sychiatric disorders presents a key challenge to mental health and addiction nurses.

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.

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Wiley

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Rassool, G. Hussein

ISBN:

978-1-40-511902-3

Specialty:

• Gerontology
• Maternal/Child
• Nurse Practitioner
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
• Research & Theory

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

320

Publication Year:

2007