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Learning Disabilities and Mental Health: A Nursing Perspective
Raghu Raghavan
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Description for Learning Disabilities and Mental Health: A Nursing Perspective
Paperback. Presents an evidence-based perspective on care of individuals with learning disabilities and mental health problems. Around 30 per cent to 40 per cent of people with learning disabilities will experience mental health disorders during their lives. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: MQCL5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
Learning disabilities and mental health: a nursing perspective provides an evidence-based perspective on care of individuals with learning disabilities and mental health problems.
Around 30% to 40% of people with learning disabilities will experience mental health disorders during their lives. Many learning disability nurses and a significant number of mental health nurses are in daily contact with this group, and their complex needs are not often well understood.
- Examines current theory and practice in supporting people with learning disabilities and additional mental health needs
- Evaluates the learning disability nursing contribution to care
- Identifies the key knowledge and skills required by learning disability ... Read more
- Addresses key issues in contemporary practice
- Explores assessment of needs in order to provide needs-led services
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405106153
SKU
V9781405106153
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Raghu Raghavan
Raghu Raghavan is Lecturer in Learning Disability, at the University of Bradford. John Turnbull is editor of the RCN Learning Disability Practice journal and Director of Nursing at Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust.
Reviews for Learning Disabilities and Mental Health: A Nursing Perspective
"The authors successfully straddle the two areas of learning disability and mental health, the result being valuable for both mental health professionals wanting to gain a greater understanding of the application of their discipline to people with learning disabilities, and for those who care for people with a learning disability seeking more understanding of identifying and responding to mental health ... Read more