Psychiatric mental health nursing : concepts of care / Mary C. Townsend.
Publication details: Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, c2000.Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xxiii, 912 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cmISBN:- 0803604831 (alk. paper)
- 0803606753
- WY 160 T749p 2000
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Book Open Access | Health Sciences Library | WY 160 T749p 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | MBAL22031476 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
UNIT I: Basic concepts in psychiatric/mental health nursing
Introduction to the concept of stress
Mental health and mental illness
Theories of personality development
Concepts of psychobiology.
UNIT II: Therapeutic approaches in psychiatric nursing care
Relationship development
Therapeutic communication
Nursing process in psychiatric/mental health nursing
Therapeutic groups
Intervention with families
Milieu therapy-the therapeutic community
Crisis intervention
Relaxation therapy
Assertiveness training
Promoting self-esteem
Anger/aggression management
Suicidal client
Behavior therapy
Cognitive therapy
Psychopharmacology
Electroconvulsive therapy
Complementary therapies.
UNIT III: Nursing care of clients with alterations in biopsychosocial adaptation
Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence
Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders
Substance-related disorders
Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
Mood disorders
Anxiety disorders
Somatoform and sleep disorders
Dissociative disorders
Sexual and gender identity disorders
Eating disorders
Adjustment and impulse control disorders
Psychological factors affecting medical conditions
Personality disorders.
UNIT IV: Special topics in psychiatric/mental health nursing
Aging individual
Individual with HIV disease
Problems related to abuse or neglect
Community mental health nursing
Cultural concepts relevant to psychiatric/mental health nursing
Ethical and legal issues in psychiatric/mental health nursing
Psychiatric home nursing care
Forensic nursing.
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