| Description |
xvi, 382 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Unit 1. Perspectives in Mental Health Care. 1. A Brief Historical Perspective of the Mental Health Movement. 2. Influences on Mental Health Services. 3. Spiritual and Cultural Considerations. 4. Stigma and Related Legal and Ethical Issues -- Unit 2. Multidisciplinary Approach. 5. Team Members. 6. Developing a Therapeutic Milieu. 7. Communication and Mental Health. 8. Data Collection -- Unit 3. Nursing Responses to Specific Disorders. 9. Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. 10. Cognitive Disorders. 11. Substance-Related Disorders. 12. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders. 13. Depressive Mood Disorders. 14. Bipolar Mood Disorders. 15. Anxiety and Somatoform Disorders. 16. Dissociative Disorders and Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders. 17. Eating Disorders. 18. Personality Disorders. 19. Mental Health Problems in Non-Psychiatric Settings. 20. Older Adults and Mental Health -- Unit 4. Interventions. 21. Stress, Crisis, and Crisis Intervention. 22. Psychopharmacology. 23. Physical and Medical Therapies. 24. Psychotherapies. 25. Behavior Management. 26. Relationship Between Physiological and Psychological Needs. 27. Enhancing Personal Strengths. 28. Managing Aggressive Behavior. 29. Community Reentry. 30. Behaviors That Challenge the Nurse. App. A. JCAHO Criteria for the Therepeutic Milieu -- App. B. DSM-IV Classification -- App. C. Suggestions for Further Reading -- App. D. Evaluation Exercises |
| Notes |
Some material previously appeared in Essentials of mental health care |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Psychiatric nursing.
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Mental Disorders -- nursing.
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Mental Disorders -- therapy.
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Patient Care Planning.
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| Genre/Form |
Nurses Instruction.
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| Author |
Hill, Signe S.
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| LC no. |
99029020 |
| ISBN |
0721677533 |
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