Dual Diagnosis Nursing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405119023)

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, 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.

Author: G. Hussein Rassool
ISBN-10: 1405119020
ISBN-13: 9781405119023
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 03/12/2007
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 7.40h x 9.60w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2007 pg. 95