Townsend, Mary C.,  1941- <br/><br/>
Essentials of psychiatric mental health nursing :  concepts of care in evidence-based practice / 
Mary C. Townsend. 
 - 4th edition. 
 - Philadelphia :  F.A. Davis Co.,  c2008. 
 - xxiv, 727 p. :  col. ill. ;  26 cm. +  1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) 
<br/><br/> Contents <br/>1. Mental health and mental illness <br/>2. Concepts of personality development <br/>3. Biological implications <br/>4. Ethical and legal issues  <br/>5. Cultural and spiritual concepts relevant to psychiatric/mental health nursing <br/>6. Relationship development and therapeutic communication<br/>7. The nursing process in psychiatric/mental health nursing <br/>8. Milieu therapy : the therapeutic community  <br/>9. Intervention in groups  <br/>10. Intervening in crises  <br/>11.Psychopharmacology  <br/>12. Complementary and psychosocial therapies  <br/>13. Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders  <br/>14. Substance-related disorders  <br/>15. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders  <br/>16. Mood disorders <br/>17. Anxiety disorders  <br/>18. Anxiety-related disorders <br/>19. Disorders of human sexuality  <br/>20. Eating disorders <br/>21. Personality disorders <br/>22. Children and adolescents <br/>23. Victims of abuse or neglect <br/>24. The aging individual <br/>25. Community mental health nursing <br/>26. The bereaved individual 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Mental health and mental illness -- Concepts of personality development -- Biological implications -- Ethical and legal issues -- Cultural and spiritual concepts relevant to psychiatric/mental health nursing -- Relationship development and therapeutic communication -- The nursing process in psychiatric/mental health nursing -- Milieu therapy : the therapeutic community -- Intervention in groups -- Intervening in crises -- Psychopharmacology -- Complementary and psychosocial therapies -- Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders -- Substance-related disorders -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Mood disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Anxiety-related disorders -- Disorders of human sexuality -- Eating disorders -- Personality disorders -- Children and adolescents -- Victims of abuse or neglect -- The aging individual -- Community mental health nursing -- The bereaved individual -- Appendix A : DSM-IV-TR classification : Axes I and II categories and codes -- Appendix B : NANDA nursing diagnoses : taxonomy II domains, classes, and diagnoses -- Appendix C : assigning nursing diagnoses to client behaviors -- Appendix D : mental status assessment. CD-ROM contains: Electronic test bank -- Student workbook -- Links to online resources: Animated drug pathways for the neurobiological brain images ; Care plans ; Concept map care plan template ; Sample client teaching guide ; Interactive learning activities ; Meet the author. 
<br/><br/><br/>System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: OS Windows 2000/XP/Vista. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780803618183 0803618182 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007024871 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychiatric nursing.<br/>Psychiatric Nursing--methods.<br/>Mental Disorders--nursing.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.890231  / TOW