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Focusing in particular on compassionate care, this practical textbook covers all aspects of psychology relevant to nursing and healthcare students.

Key features include:

• Coverage of the most important core psychology concepts for students, directly linked to relevant practice contexts.
• Case studies and scenarios from service users, carers, students and practitioners to help readers relate theory to practice.
• Reflective activities to develop critical thinking with outline answers at the end of each chapter.
• A glossary with definitions of key terms to further understanding.

Dr Sue Barker is a registered mental health nurse and chartered psychologist; she works at Bournemouth University in the School of Health and Social Care as a Senior Lecturer. She is also a member of Bournemouth University Dementia Institute as part of this she has undertaken consultancy and evaluation work. She has a particular interest in mental and emotional wellbeing and her PhD explored the emotional care given to women becoming mothers. Sue leads a unit on the mental health nursing programme entitled mental health and wellbeing in later life.