Publisher's Synopsis
A rounded account of Community Mental Health Nurses (CMHNs) practice in dementia care has been long overdue. This is the first book to focus on the role of CMHNs in their highly valued work with both people with dementia and their families.
This book:
. Explores the complexity and diversity of CMHN work
. Captures perspectives from along the trajectory of dementia
. Teases out assessment and intervention approaches
. Discusses an emerging evidence base for implications in practice
Contributions to this collection of essays and articles are drawn from CMHN practitioners and researchers at the forefront of their fields.
Key reading for practitioners, researchers, students, managers and policy makers in the field of community mental health nursing and/or dementia care.
Contributors: Trevor Adams, Peter Ashton, Gill Boardman, Angela Carradice, Chris Clark, Charlotte L. Clarke, Jan Dewing, Sue Hahn, Mark Holman, John Keady, Kath Lowery, Jill Manthorpe, Cathy Mawhinney, Anne Mason, Paul McCloskey, Anne McKinley, Linda Miller, Gordon Mitchell, Elinor Moore, Michelle Murray, Mike Nolan, Peter Nolan, Tracy Packer, Sean Page, Marilla Pugh, Helen Pusey, Assumpta Ryan, Alison Soliman, Vicki Traynor, Dot Weaks, Heather Wilkinson.
