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Creativity, Wellbeing and Mental Health Practice

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. Tony Gillam

    1. University of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

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  • Provides recommendations to improve effectiveness in mental health nursing practice
  • Considers how mental health care might be considered a creative activity in itself
  • Argues that the conditions for creativity and wellbeing are the same for us all regardless of our mental health

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture (PASCC)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction: Creativity, Wellbeing and Mental Health

    • Tony Gillam
    Pages 1-14

  3. Understanding Creativity

    • Tony Gillam
    Pages 15-30

  4. Creativity and Mental Health

    • Tony Gillam
    Pages 31-45

  5. Understanding Wellbeing and Mental Health Nursing

    • Tony Gillam
    Pages 47-70

  6. Applying Creativity in Practice

    • Tony Gillam
    Pages 71-86

  7. Music and Mental Health Practice

    • Tony Gillam
    Pages 87-100

  8. Creative Writing, Literature, Storytelling and Mental Health Practice

    • Tony Gillam
    Pages 101-116

  9. Creative Approaches to Learning and Leadership

    • Tony Gillam
    Pages 117-129

  10. Wellbeing and Mental Health Nursing: Implications for Practice

    • Tony Gillam
    Pages 131-143

  11. Conclusions

    • Tony Gillam
    Pages 145-152

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 153-159
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About this book

This book argues that some aspects of mental health practice have become mechanical, joyless and uninspiring, leading to a loss of creativity and wellbeing. A high level of wellbeing is essential to mental health and contemporary mental health care – and creativity is at the heart of this. 


A greater awareness of everyday creativity, the arts and creative approaches to mental health practice, learning and leadership can help us reinvent and reinvigorate mental health care. This, combined with a clearer understanding of the complex concept of wellbeing, can enable practitioners to adopt fresh perspectives and roles that can enrich their work.  

Creativity and wellbeing are fundamental to reducing occupational stress and promoting professional satisfaction. Introducing a new model of creative mental health care combined with recommendations for wellbeing, Creativity, Wellbeing and Mental Health Practice is a practical, evidence-based book for students, practitioners and researchers in mental health nursing and related disciplines.


Reviews

"This book provides a new model for creative mental health and considers the notion of creativity and its interaction with the creative arts and caring interventions provided by mental health nurses. … There are no comparable books available in mental health nursing. This one is an easy read with a lot of excellent ideas and interventions. It is very useful, not only for mental health nurses, but for all mental health service providers.” (Laura Kelly, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2018)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

    Tony Gillam

About the author

Tony Gillam is Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Wolverhampton and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Worcester, UK. An award-winning mental health nurse, he is also a freelance writer and musician, has published numerous articles and is author of Reflections on Community Psychiatric Nursing.

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