Dual diagnosis nursing

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 c...

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Group Author: Rassool, G. Hussein
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470774953
Summary: 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,
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xii, 306 p.) : ill.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470777541 (electronic bk.)
0470777540 (electronic bk.)
9780470774953
0470774959
Index Number: RC564
CLC: R749.6
Contents: Understanding dual diagnosis : an overview /
Policy initiatives in substance misuse and mental health : implications for practice /
Understanding drug use and misuse /
Psychoactive substances and their effects /
Mental health : an introduction /
Alcohol and dual diagnosis /
Eating disorders and dual diagnosis /
Problem drug use and personality disorders /
Black and ethnic minority communities :