'Mental Health Practice: a guide to compassionate care' examines the relationship between mental health professionals and people using services during the recovery process. The disabling distress experienced by many people with mental health problems is viewed from a holistic, person-centred perspective with the road to recovery being seen as the result of true collaboration between professionals and service users.This book is the second edition of 'Mental health Nursing: the art of compassionate care' and a companion book to 'Recovery: a guide for mental health practitioners'.The first in-depth exploration of the intentional use of self in mental health care and its significance in the recovery journey, extensively updatedNew content on action research, eco-psychology and organisational cultureStory boxes illustrating key themes in compassionate careSelf-enquiry boxes engaging readers in reflective practiceA primer on humanistic psychology and its relevance to mental health care