Download or read book The Clinical Specialist in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing written by Deane L. Critchley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1985 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first reference on advanced nursing practices at the clinical specialist level. Reflecting a nursing perspective, it covers both adult and child psychiatric nursing treatments and discusses individual and group therapy of children, adolescents and adults. It examines legal and ethical issues related to advanced practice and the relationship of neurophysiology and psychopharmacology to the clinical specialist role. The book also includes case studies and up-to- date reviews of current research, theories and clinical practices in the field.