Long description:

A number of recent cases have criticised the standards of care and therapeutic options available in modern psychiatric hospitals. The Handbook of Nursing in Psychiatric Intensive Care provides an evidence-based guide to practical nursing in such environments, and covers all aspects of the subject from the history of inpatient nursing through the practicalities of developing an operation policy, the components of the clinical management framework, risk assessment, organisation of nursing procedures, completing reports and assessments, guidelines for dealing with complex clinical scenarios and the therapeutic options available in the inpatient setting.