Book chapter
Why Mental Health Matters
Mental Health in Nursing: Theory and Practice for Clinical Settings, pp.3-13
Elsevier, 6th
2024
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Abstract
The material in this chapter will assist to understand the importance of mental health in every clinical practice setting, understand the prevalence of mental distress and illness, identify how physical health problems can affect mental health, discuss how mental health is seen in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia's Indigenous cultures and describe the provision of mental health care.
Details
- Title
- Why Mental Health Matters
- Creators
- Anthony J O'Brien - University of WaikatoPeta Marks - Southern Cross University, School of Health and Human SciencesKim Foster - Australian Catholic UniversityJohn Maurice Hurley - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Mental Health in Nursing: Theory and Practice for Clinical Settings, pp.3-13
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Edition
- 6th
- Identifiers
- 991013357512902368
- Copyright
- © 2025 Elsevier Australia. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
- Academic Unit
- School of Health and Human Sciences; Nursing; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter