Previous edition: 2008

Includes bibliographical references and index

CONTENTS

Psychiatric-mental health nursing and evidence-based practice
Mental health and mental disorders: fighting stigma and promoting recovery
Cultural and spiritual issues related to mental health care
Patient rights and legal issues
Mental health care in the community
Ethics, standards, and nursing frameworks
Psychosocial theoretic basis of psychiatric nursing
Biologic foundations of psychiatric nursing
Communication and the therapeutic relationship
The psychiatric nursing process
Psychopharmacology, dietary supplements, and biologic interventions
Cognitive interventions
Group interventions
Family assessment and interventions
Mental health promotion for children and adolescents
Mental health promotion for young and middle-aged adults
Mental health promotion for older adults
Stress and mental health
Management of anger, aggression, and violence
Crisis, grief, and disaster management
Suicide prevention: screening, assessment, and intervention
Schizophrenia: management of thought disorders
Schizoaffective, delusional, and other psychotic disorders: management of thoughts and moods
Depression: management of depressive moods and suicidal behavior
Bipolar disorders: management of mood lability
Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, trauma, and stressor-related disorders: management of anxiety, panic, and trauma-related stress
borderline personality disorder: management of emotional dysregulation and self-harm
Antisocial personality and other personality and impulse control disorders: management of personality responses
Somatic symptom and related disorders: management of the consequences of somatization
Eating disorders: management of eating and weight
Addiction and substance-related disorders: management of alcohol and drug use
Sleep-wake disorders: management of insomnia and sleep problems
Sexual disorders: management of sexual dysfunction
Mental health assessment of children and adolescents
Psychiatric disorders of childhood and adolescence
Mental health assessment of older adults
Neurocognitive disorders
Caring for persons who are homeless and mentally ill
Caring for persons with co-occurring mental disorders
Caring for survivors of violence
Caring for persons with mental illness and criminal behavior
Caring for medically compromised persons
Brief psychiatric rating scale
Abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)
Simplified diagnosis for tardive dyskinesia (SD-TD)

Uses the new DSM-5 taxonomy to equip nursing faculty and students with the latest conceptualization of mental health disorders