Working with Families in Mental Health

Title
Working with Families in Mental Health
Publication Date
2016
Author(s)
Foster, Kim
Usher, Kim
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9686-5003
Email: kusher@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:kusher
Hawkins, Kerry
Editor
Editor(s): Katie Evans, Debra Nizette, Anthony O'Brien
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Elsevier Australia
Place of publication
Chatswood, Australia
Edition
4
UNE publication id
une:21137
Abstract
We live within the context of our relationships with others, particularly our family and friends. When a person develops an illness such as mental illness, their experiences of the illness, recovery and treatment will inevitably affect the people with whom they are most connected. As Cowling and McCorry (2012) identify, mental illness is a family matter. Recognising the vital importance of mental health consumers' relationships to their wellbeing, this chapter focuses on how nurses can provide effective care to consumers that is inclusive of the needs of the whole family - the consumer and their children and/or adults with whom they live and love.
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Citation
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, p. 222-236
ISBN
9780729585415
9780729542319
Start page
222
End page
236

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