TY - BOOK AU - Gamble,Catherine AU - Brennan,Geoff TI - Working with serious mental illness : : a manual for clinical practice SN - 0702027162 AV - RC460 .G36 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Elsevier KW - Mental Disorders diagnosis KW - Psychiatric nursing KW - Mental illness Treatment N1 - Includes Bibliographical references and Index; Section 1. Promoting understanding of the manifestations of serious mental illness Serious mental illness : a view from within Inside caring in mental health / Lyn Shore Social inclusion / Rachel Perkins, Liz Sayce Stress vulnerability model of serious mental illness / Geoff Brennan An introduction to and rationale for psychosocial interventions / Helen Healy, David Reader, Kenny Midence Section 2. Engaging, assessing and formulating care Building relationships : lessons to be learnt / Catherine Gamble Severe mental illness : symptoms, signs and diagnosis / Tom K.J. Craig Assessments : a rationale for choosing and using / Catherine Gamble, Geoff Brennan Consolidating the assessment process : the semi-structured interview / Jayne Fox, Catherine Gamble Assessing risk / Nigel Wellman Section 3. Interventions Dealing with voices and strange thoughts / Jem Mills Dealing with blankness and deadness / Jem Mills, Sue Kerr, Sally Goldspink Working with families and informal carers / Catherine Gamble, Geoff Brennan Coexistent substance use and psychiatric disorders / Jood Gibbions, Cheryl Kipping Working with people with severe mental illness who are angry / Paul Rogers, Andrew Vidgen Working with people with serious mental illness at risk of offending / Paul Rogers, Andrew Vidgen Managing medication / Jacqueline Sin, Cliff Roberts Integrated approaches to relapse prevention / Jo Denney, Eric Davis Cultural issues / avie Luthra, Dinesh Bhugra, Rahul Bhintade Section 4. Considerations for effective practice Ethical considerations / Paula Morrison The tip of the iceberg / Sharon Dennis Clinical support / Geoff Brennan, Catherine Gamble N2 - A practical guide to adapting mental health treatment methods to suit the needs of individual clients, this text suggests down-to-earth and practical methods which can be adapted for most service users ER -