Download or read book Acute Mental Health Nursing written by Marc Harrison and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-06-09 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent mental health policy has focused on developing community-based services, but the reality remains that patients experiencing acute episodes of illness are mainly cared for in hospital settings. Acute Mental Health Nursing has been developed as a guide to the core knowledge and skills required for working in inpatient settings.