Foundations of psychiatric mental health nursing
Subtitle: a clinical approach
Contributors: Halter, Margaret J. (Margaret Jordan)
Edition: 6th ed. / [edited by] Elizabeth M. Varcarolis, Margaret Jordan Halter.
Publisher: Saunders/Elsevier
Published: 2010
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 842
ISBN-13: 9781416066675
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Foundations of psychiatric mental health nursing / [by] Elizabeth M. Varcarolis, Verna Benner Carson, Nancy Christine Shoemaker. 5th ed. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Mental health and mental illness; title: Relevant theories and therapies for nursing practice; title: Biological  basis for understanding psychotropic drugs; title: Psychiatric mental health nursing in acute care settings; title: Psychiatric mental health nursing in community settings; title: Cultural implications for psychiatric mental health nursing; title: Legal and ethical guidelines for safe practice; title: The nursing process and standards of care for psychiatric mental health nursing; title: Therapeutic relationships; title: Communication and the clinical interview; title: Understanding responses to stress; title: Anxiety and anxiety disorders; title: Depressive disorders; title: Bipolar disorders; title: Schizophrenia; title: Eating disorders; title: Cognitive disorders; title: Addictive disorders; title: Personality disorders; title: Sleep disorders; title: Sexual dysfunction and sexual disorders; title: Somatoform, factitious, and dissociative disorders; title: Crisis and disaster; title: Suicide; title: Anger, aggression, and violence; title: Child, older adult, and intimate partner abuse; title: Sexual assault; title: Disorders of children and adolescents; title: Psychosocial needs of the older adult; title: Serious mental illness; title: Psychological needs of patients with medical conditions; title: Care for the dying and for those who grieve; title: Forensic psychiatric nursing; title: Therapeutic groups; title: Family interventions; title: Integrative care.