Community Mental Health Nursing and Dementia Care

Dr. John Keady is Senior Lecturer in Nursing Research at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Studies, University of Wales, Bangor. He is also visiting Professor at Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. His main research interests are the early experience of dementia and the role of nursing in dementia care.

Foreword by Professor Mike NolanIntroductionSetting the scene:the landscape of contemporary CMHN practice in dementia careVoices from the pastthe historical alignment of dementia care to nursingCommunity mental health nursing and dementiaintegrating practice and knowledge in a clinical contextCommunity mental health nursing and dementia caremultidisciplinary teamworking"We put our heads together"negotiating support with the Commmunity Mental Health NurseRisk and dementiamodels for Community Mental Health Nursing practiceDementia care nursing in the community:assessment and practice approachesAssessment and therapeutic approaches for CMHN dementia care practicean overviewCognitive-behavioural interventions in dementiapractical and practice issues for CMHNsTurning rhetoric into realityperson-centred approaches for community mental health nursingFrom screening to interventionthe CMHN in a memory clinic settingThe CMHN role in sharing a diagnosis of dementiapractice approaches from an early intervention studyGroup therapythe double bonus effect of intervention for people with dementia and their carersPsychosocial interventions with family carers of people with dementiaAdmiral nursesa model of family assessment and interventionNormalization as a philosophy of dementia careexperiences and practice illustrations from a dedicated CMHN teamAssessing and responding to challenging behaviour in dementiaa focus for CMHN practiceLeading and developing Community Mental Health Nursing in dementia:Clinical supervision and dementia careissues for community mental health nursing practiceMulti-agency and inter-agency workingissues in managing a Community Mental Health Nursing Service in dementiaHigher level practiceaddressing the learning needs for Community Mental Health Nursing practice in dementia careIndex.