Part A: Context of Mental HealthChapter 1: The Context and Nature of Mental Health Care in the 21st Century - Mick McKeown, Karen M. Wright, Jonathan Gadsby and Dan WarrenderChapter 2: Overview of Mental Health Nurse Education and Training - Steven PryjmachukChapter 3: Working with Other Professionals - Simon Fletcher and Scott ReevesChapter 4: Meaningful Service User Involvement - Julia Terry and Janet GarnerChapter 5: Working With Families and Carers - Simon Hall And Mandy ReedChapter 6: Championing Equalities and Addressing Vulnerability in Mental Health Care - Peggy Mulongo and John WainwrightChapter 7: Organisations and Settings for Mental Health Care - Joe Forster, Sarah Loughran, Rob MacDonald and Ian CallaghanChapter 8: The Policy Context for Contemporary Mental Health Care - Ben Hannigan, Bethan Edwards, Ian Hulatt and Alan MeudellChapter 9: Madness and the Law - Bob SapeyChapter 10: Independent Advocacy in Mental Health Care - Julie Ridley, Stephanie de la Haye, June Sadd, Karen Newbigging and Karen MachinChapter 11: The Ethical Mental Health Nurse - Karen M. Wright and Alan ArmstrongPart B: Key concepts and DebatesChapter 12: Sociological Understandings of Mental Health - David Pilgrim and Mick McKeownChapter 13: Critical Psychological Ideas and Practices - Richard Bentall and Mick McKeownChapter 14: Philosophical Understanding of Mental Health - Tim ThorntonChapter 15: A Service User Perspective - Jane FraserChapter 16: Psychiatric Understandings of Mental Health - Duncan DoubleChapter 17: Spiritual Care: Understanding Service Users, Understanding Ourselves - Julian Raffay and Don BryantChapter 18: Public Mental Health: Prevention and Promotion - Rhiannon Corcoran and Rosie MansfieldChapter 19: Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Nurses - Jennie Day and Mick McKeownPart C: Skills for Care and Therapeutic ApproachesChapter 20: Wellbeing in Mental Health Care - Kevin Acott, Emily Griffin and Harvey WellsChapter 21: Recovery-Orientated Practice - Karen Machin and Emma WatsonChapter 22: Employment and Recovery in Mental Health Care - Chris Essen and Jane CahillChapter 23: Compassionate Communication in Mental Health Care - Sue Barker and Gemma EmileChapter 24: Meeting The Physical Health Needs of Mental Health Service Users - Jacquie White, Samantha O'Brien, Megan Beadle and Anthony AckroydChapter 25: Therapeutic Engagement For Mental Health Care - Simon Hall And Mandy ReedChapter 26: Mental Health Assessment - Nicki Moone and Steve TrenowethChapter 27: Care Planning - Michael Kelly, Claudette Kaviya and Oladayo BifarinChapter 28: Mental Health Care Coordination - Michael Coffey, Rachel Cohen and Bethan EdwardsChapter 29: Mental Health Risk Assessment: A Personalised Approach - John Butler and Michael HaslamChapter 30: Minimising Violence and Related Harms - Owen PriceChapter 31: Cognitive Behavioural Therapies - Sarah Traill and Adam TraillChapter 32: Psychosocial Interventions to Support Carers - Doug MacInnes, Amanda Francis and Annie JeffreyChapter 33: Self-Help and Peer Support in Recovery - Alan Simpson and Susan HenryChapter 34: Therapeutic Communities, Democracy and the New Recovery Movement - Jenelle Clarke, Nick Manning, Gary Winship and Simon ClarkePart D: Tailoring Care to People with Specific NeedsChapter 35: Dementia: Assessment and Care Approaches - David Pulsford, Michael Smith and Eve PottsChapter 36: Care of People Experiencing Eating Disorders - Karen M. Wright and Robert BondChapter 37: Children and Young People's Mental Health Care - Rebecca Hall and Sophie HoltChapter 38: Non-Medical Alternatives for Crisis Care - Helen Spandler, Dina Poursanidou and Mick McKeownChapter 39: Primary Mental Health Care - Nick Bohannon, Sumaiyaa Khoda and Gary LamphChapter 40: Palliative and End-Of-Life Care in Mental Health Care - Jayne Breeze, Carol Cooper, Angela Kydd, Suzanne Monks, Julie Skilbeck, James Turner and Eleanor WilsonChapter 41: Working Compassionately with People who Self-Harm - Gillian Rayner, Karen M. Wright and Caroline BrownPart E: Transition to PracticeChapter 42: Democratic Leadership for Mental Health Care - Mick McKeown, Karen M. Wright and Lynda CareyChapter 43: Clinical Supervision in Mental Health Nursing - Karen M. Wright and Natalie MilesChapter 44: Transferable Skills and Transition: Becoming a Mental Health Nurse and Beyond - Marie O'Neill and Kevin MooreChapter 45: Commissioning for Mental Health Services - Ged McCann, Mick Burns and Ian CallaghanChapter 46: Compassionate Mental Health Care in Times of Uncertainty - Karen M. Wright, Mick McKeown and Mike Thomas

Are you studying mental health nursing and want a book that covers all you need to know? Look no further. As it says in the name, this is an essential text for students. Split into 5 parts, this book delves into the context of mental health, key concepts and debates, skills for care and therapeutic approaches, tailoring care to people with specific needs, and transition to practice. Updated to include more content from those with lived experience, this new edition also includes: - Voices of mental health service users and practitioners, giving you a real insight in the field - Critical thinking stop points and debates, allowing you to develop your wider skills and knowledge - Case studies to bring the content to life - Chapter summaries, so you know what the main takeaways are for each chapter - Further reading and useful websites, allowing you to do your own research The editors, Karen M. Wright and Mick McKeown come with a wealth of experience in mental health nursing. The variety of contributors also reflect different experiences in different contexts.