Includes bibliographical references and index

pt. 1.
Using the manual.
Nursing students and instructors
Clinical nursing staff
Using the electronic care plans to write individualized psychiatric nursing care plans
Using written psychiatric care plans in non-psychiatric settings
Using the Internet
pt. 2.
Key considerations in mental health nursing.
Fundamental beliefs
Therapeutic milieu
Sexuality
Spirituality
Culture
Complementary and alternative medicine
The aging client
Loneliness
Homelessness
Stress
Crisis intervention
Community violence
Community grief and disaster response
The nursing process
Evidence-based practice
Best practices
Interdisciplinary treatment team
Nurse-client interactions
Role of the psychiatric nurse
Role of the client
Recommended readings
Resources for additional information
pt. 3. Care plans
Section 1.
General care plans :
Care plan 1: Building a trust relationship ;
Care plan 2: Discharge planning ;
Care plan 3: Deficient knowledge ;
Care plan 4: Nonadherence ;
Care plan 5: Supporting the caregiver
Section 2. Community-based care :
Care plan 6: Serious and persistent mental illness ;
Care plan 7: Acute episode care ;
Care plan 8: Partial community support -
Section 3. Disorders diagnosed in childhood or adolescence :
Care plan 9: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder ;
Care plan 10: Conduct disorders ;
Care plan 11: Adjustment disorders of adolescence
Section 4. Delirium, dementia, and head injury :
Care Plan 12: Delirium ;
Care plan 13: Dementia ;
Care plan 14: Head injury
Section 5. Substance-related disorders :
Care plan 15: Alcohol withdrawal ;
Care plan 16: Substance withdrawal ;
Care plan 17: Substance dependence treatment program ;
Care plan 18: Dual diagnosis ;
Care plan 19: Adult children of alcoholics
Section 6. Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders/symptoms :
Care plan 20: Schizophrenia ;
Care plan 21: Delusions ;
Care plan 22: Hallucinations ;
Care plan 23: Delusional disorder ;
Care plan 24: Psychotic behavior related to a medical condition
Section 7. Mood disorders and related behaviors :
Care plan 25: Major depressive disorder ;
Care plan 26: Suicidal behavior ;
Care plan 27: Bipolar disorder, manic episode
Section 8. Anxiety disorders :
Care plan 28: Anxious behavior ;
Care plan 29: Phobias ;
Care plan 30: Obsessive-compulsive disorder ;
Care plan 31: Post-traumatic stress disorder
Section 9. Somatoform and dissociative disorders :
Care plan 32: Somatization disorder ;
Care plan 33: Conversion disorder ;
Care plan 34: Hypochondriasis ;
Care plan 35: Dissociative disorders
Section 10. Eating disorders :
Care plan 36: Anorexia nervosa ;
Care plan 37: Bulimia nervosa
Section 11. Sleep disorders and adjustment disorders :
Care plan 38: Sleep disorders ;
Care plan 39: Adjustment disorders of adults