This well-established textbook is a must-buy for all mental health nursing students and nurses in registered practice. Comprehensive and broad, it explores how mental health nursing has a positive impact on the lives of people with mental health difficulties.

Several features help you get the most out of each chapter and apply theory to practice, including:

• Personal Stories: Provide insight into the experience of mental health difficulties from the perspective of service users and their carers

• Thinking Spaces: Help you reflect on your practice and assess your learning individually and in groups, with further guidance available online

• Recommended Resources: Provide additional materials and support to help extend your learning

New to this edition:

With four brand new chapters plus nine chapters re-written by original authors, key developments in this edition include:

• Physical health care of people with mental health problems

• Care of people who experience trauma

• Promoting mental health and well-being

• Support needed by nurses to provide therapeutic care and to derive satisfaction from their work

• Innovations in mental health practice