Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-311) and index.

Contemporary issues in mental health nursing : an introduction / Jonathon E. Lynch and Steve Trenoweth -- Rebuilding lives : a critical look at the contemporary role of the mental health nurse / Steve Trenoweth and Anna Larter -- User involvement and the micro-politics of mental health care / Philip Kemp -- Compassion / Jonathon E. Lynch and Steve Trenoweth -- The implications of values-based practice in mental health nursing / Ian Price -- Truth, uncertainty and the mental health nurse / Steve Trenoweth and Ian Price -- Where's your evidence? : broadening the scope of professional knowledge / Peter Harper and Simon Jones -- Challenging stigma and promoting social justice / Carlyle London and Angela Scriven -- Homophobia in mental health services / Andrew Thornton -- The meaning of recovery / James Matthews -- Supporting recovery : medication management in mental health care / Joanna Bennett -- Physical co-morbidity in mental health care / Helen Robson, Carl Margereson, and Steve Trenoweth -- Physical illness : promoting effective coping in clients with co-morbidity / Carl Margereson -- Responding to the needs of younger people : the bereaved adolescent / Yvonne Dexter -- Enhancing effective multidisciplinary team-working : a psychoeducational approach / John Cordwell and Lee Bradley -- A systemic approach to violence risk assessment and management / Charlie McGrory and Steve Trenoweth --

No euphemisms : the use of force in mental health care / Jonathon E. Lynch -- The psychological impact of restraint : examining the aftermath for staff and patients / Gwen Bonner -- Masculinity as a risk variable in physical and mental ill health / Steve Trenoweth and Jonathon E. Lynch -- Some considerations for mental health practitioners working with patients who self-neglect / James Matthews and Steve Trenoweth -- The future of mental health nursing / Steve Trenoweth, Jonathon E. Lynch, and Peter Nolan.

This title addresses some of the most prominent issues currently being faced in mental health nursing and provides a series of essays which critique and commentate on the current standing of the profession within a contemporary context.