Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why a palliative care approach within mental health / Jo Cooper and David B. Cooper -- What is ethics? / Cynthia M.A. Geppert -- The ethics of care / Nel Noddings -- Research and ethics / Tony Warne and Sue McAndrew -- Understanding severe persistent mental health problems and disorders / Michael Hazelton -- Culture and cultural awareness / Roxanne Amerson -- Sex, gender, and sexuality / Lyn Merryfeather -- Human rights / Scott Macpherson and Dan Warrender -- Symptom management framework / John Richard Ashcroft and Laura Henry -- Developing the art of self-knowledge and applying deductive reasoning in clinical practice / Subia Parveen Rasheed and Ahtisham Younas -- Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder / Nicole Newman and Lisa M. Brown -- Specific needs of the child, adolescent, and young adult / Geraldine S. Pearson -- Specific needs of the female adult / Sian Bensa -- Specific needs of the male adult / W. J. Wayne Skinner, Marilyn White-Campbell and Carl A. Kent -- Specific needs of the older adult / Patrick Ryan and Julie Lynch -- Listening to the family's pain / Lottie Morris -- Substance use / Jacqueline Talmet and Charlotte Francis Champion de Crespigny -- Futility in anorexia nervosa / Cynthia M.A. Geppert -- Suicide awareness and prevention / Annessa Rebair -- Supportive decision-making / Geralyn Hynes and Agnes Higgins -- End-of-life care : alcohol and other drugs / Sarah Galvani and Gemma Anne Yarwood -- Last few days of life and bereavement / Sue Read, Sotirios Santatzoglou and Anthony Wrigley -- Making sense : death, dying, and mental health / Dan Warrender and Scott Macpherson -- Developing times / David B. Cooper and Jo Cooper.