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· Historical influences, contextual influences and current trends in the development of approaches to therapeutic care and intervention.
· Biomedical approaches to intervention (e.g., disease models of mental health; the use of pharmacological treatments).
· Sociological and critical approaches to intervention (e.g., social constructivist analyses of health and illness; demographic, economic and political perspectives on the provision of care; the relationship between individual, family, community and society).
· Psychological approaches to intervention (e.g., psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioural and cognitive behavioural models of health and well being; principles and methods underlying psychosocial therapeutic interventions).
· Classification issues in mental health, such as the use of DSM-IV and ICD-10; labeling, stereotyping and prejudice; dual diagnosis; personality disorder.
· The practice of therapeutic care, e.g., treatment models, pharmacology, medication management, clinical assessment and observation, multidisciplinary and multi-agency collaboration.
· Nursing philosophy, methods and models of nursing intervention.
· Patient management, family work, psycho-education, relapse prevention, interface with primary care, legal issues and the ethics of interventions, frameworks/processes for delivering interventions, care planning, user partnerships in care.
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Essential:
Barker, P. (1997). Assessment in psychiatric and mental health nursing: In search of the whole person. Cheltenham: Stanley Thornes.
Gamble, C., & Brennan, G. (2000). Working with serious mental illness: A manual for clinical practice. London: Harcourt Publishers.
Kuipers, L.F., Leff, J., & Lam, D. (1992). Family work for schizophrenia: A practical guide. London: Gaskell.
Pilgrim, D., & Rogers, A. (1993). A sociology of mental health and illness. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Thomas, B., Hardy, S., & Cutting, P. (1997). Stuart and Sundeen's mental health nursing: Principles and practice. London: Mosby.
Tyrer, P., Harrison-Read, P., & Van Horn, E. (1997). Drug treatment in psychiatry: A guide for the community mental health worker. Oxford: Butterworth Heineman.
Supplementary:
Anastasi, A., & Urbina, S. (1997). Psychological testing. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Barker & Davidson (1998) (Ed) Psychiatric nursing: Ethical strife. London: Arnold.
Corey, G. (2000). Theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy. Stamford, CN: Brooks/Cole.
Clinton, M., & Nelson, S. (1999). Advanced practices in mental health nursing. Oxford: Blackwell Science.
Darby, S., Marr, J., & Crump, A. (1999). Older people, nursing and mental health. Oxford: Butterworth Heineman.
Dryden, D. (1990). Individual therapy: A handbook. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Frances, A. (1998). Your mental health: A layman's guide to the psychiatrist's bible. New York: Scribner.
Johnson, B.S. (1995). Child, adolescent and family psychiatric nursing. Philadelphia: Lippincott.
Long, B.C., Phipps, W.J., & Cassmeyer, V.L. (1995). Adult nursing; a nursing process approach. London: Mosby.
Nolan, P. (1993). A history of mental health nursing. London: Chapman & Hall.
Ogden, J. (2000). Health psychology. Buckingham: Open University.
Pearson, A., Vaughan, B., & Fitzgerald, M. (1996). Nursing models for practice. Oxford: Butterworth Heineman.
Stroebe, W. (2000). Social psychology and health. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Sue, D. (2001). Understanding abnormal psychology. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Wright, W.H., & Giddey, M. (1993). Mental health nursing: From first principles to professional practice. Cheltenham: Stanley Thornes.
Useful Journals
Journal of Advanced Nursing, Blackwell Science Ltd.
International Journal of Nursing Studies
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Blackwell Science Ltd.
Nursing Older People, Royal College of Nursing.
Journal of Mental Health Practice
Specific reading lists will be provided throughout the syllabus
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