Mental Health - 2nd Edition

Mental Health: A person-centred approach adopts an all-encompassing approach to engaging with, responding to and supporting people with mental illness and substance abuse.

This substantially updated second edition incorporates the latest mental health research, including a new chapter focusing on psychotropic medications, while retaining the strong narrative approach of the first edition. Readers are encouraged to connect theory, practice and the lived experiences of consumers and carers. The diverse range of consumer and carer perspectives enhances readers' understanding of the process of recovery from mental illness, the use of mental health services and the provision of mental health support, by encouraging them to make human connections as they read.

Written by an expert author team, Mental Health: A person-centred approach is an essential resource for students, supporting the development of safe, high-quality, person-centred care in both the Australian and New Zealand contexts.

About the Authors

Nicholas Procter is the University of South Australia's Inaugural Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, and convenor of the Mental Health and Substance Use Research Group, located within the Sansom Institute for Health Research. Helen P. Hamer is an independent consultant with many years of experience of mental health nursing.

Denise McGarry is a credentialed mental health nurse and a fellow of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses. Rhonda L. Wilson is Associate Professor of E-Mental Health at the Institute of Clinical Research, Unit of Telepsychiatry E-Mental Health, Faculty of Health Services, University of Southern Denmark. Terry Froggatt is Head – Health and Social Wellbeing at the Nan Tien Institute overseeing post graduate degree courses and research.