Forensic Nursing and Mental Disorder

Description

Forensic Nursing and Mental Disorder in Clinical Practice is an ideal companion for qualified mental health nurses and for students on clinical placements. It is designed to be practical and relevant to the everyday realities when nursing patients with mental disorders.

Key Features

Includes analysis of the development of forensic mental health services around the UK

Covers the whole spectrum of care including crisis intervention

Provides recommendations on how clinicians can best develop services in the future

Readership

Forensic nurses, general psychiatric nurses in community and hospital settings; ENB courses, masters, degrees and diploma courses

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Author Information

Edited by Norman McClelland, BA(Hons), RMN, PGDip, Clin, Crim, Associate Nurse Director, Education & Practice Development, Tees and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Yorkshire, UK; Martin Humphreys, BDS, MB, BS, MRCPsych, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychiatry, University of Birmingham; Honorary Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Reaside Clinic, South Birmingham Mental Health NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK; Lorraine Conlon, RMN, RMNH, Postgraduate in Psychological Counselling, Head of Nursing, Reaside Clinic, South Birmingham Mental Health NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK and Tony Hillis, OBE, RMN, RGN, Dip MS, Formerly Deputy Director of Nursing, Forensic Division West London Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK