Dual Diagnosis Nursing

The increasing number of individuals with co-existing substance misuse and sychiatric 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.

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