Dual Diagnosis Nursing

Rassool, G. Hussein

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.

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Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2007-03-12

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781405119023

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Dimensions: 248.9cm x190.5cm

Pages: 320.0