Psychiatric nursing : biological and behavioral concepts / edited by Deborah Antai-Otong

Includes index

Brief Contents

UNIT ONE: Perspectives and principles
Chapter 1 History of psychiatric nursing-mental health
Chapter 2 Concepts of psychiatric care: Therapeutic models
Chapter 3 Cultural considerations
Chapter 4 Foundations of psychiatric nursing practice
Chapter 5 Legal and ethical issues
Chapter 6 Therapeutic communication
Chapter 7. Stress, Coping and Adaptation

UNIT TWO: Response to stressors across the life span
Chapter 9 The client with a mood disorder (Depression)
Chapter 10 The client experiencing anxiety
Chapter 11 The client with a stress related illness (psychophysiological disorder)
Chapter 12 The client with altered sensory perception: Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
Chapter 13 Clients with delirium, dementia, amnestic disorders and other cognitive disorders
Chapter 14 The client with a personality disorder
Chapter 15 The client with a dissociative disorder
Chapter 16 The client at risk for suicide
Chapter 17 The client with addictive behaviors
Chapter 18 The client with an eating disorder
Chapter 19 Physical and sexual abuse
Chapter 20 The client with a sexual disorder

UNIT THREE: Therapeutic interventions
Chapter 21 Individual psychotherapy
Chapter 22 Familial systems and family therapy
Chapter 23 Group
Chapter 24 Mileu Therapy
Chapter 25 Mental health in the home and community
Chapter 26 Psychopharmacological therapy
Chapter 27 Electroconvulsive therapy and other biological therapies
Chapter 28 Psychosocial aspects of nursing in medical-surgical settings

UNIT FOUR: Advancing psychiatric nursing practice
Chapter 29 The nurse's role in the behavioral -biological interface
Chapter 30 Psychiatric consultation-liaison nursing
Chapter 31 Psychiatric nursing
Chapter 32 A framework for developing psychiatric nursing