Valfre, Michelle Morrison. <br/><br/>
Foundations of mental health care / 
 Mental health care 
Michelle Morrison Valfre. 
 - 2nd edition 
 - St. Louis, Mo. :  Mosby,  c2001. 
 - xv, 430 p. :  ill. ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/><br/>UNIT ONE   Mental Health Care: past, present and future<br/>The History of Mental Health Care <br/>Current Mental Health Care <br/>Ethical and Legal Issues <br/>Sociocultural Issues <br/>Theories and Therapies<br/>Complementary and Alternative Therapies <br/>Psychotherapeutic Drug Therapy<br/><br/>UNIT TWO: The care giver's Therapeutic skills<br/>Principles of Mental Health Care <br/>The Therapeutic Environment<br/>The Therapeutic Relationship <br/>Therapeutic Communication <br/>The most important skill: self-awareness<br/>Mental Health Assessment Skills <br/><br/>UNIT THREE: Mental Health Problems Throughout the Life Cycle<br/>Problems of Childhood<br/>Problems of Adolescence <br/>Problems of Adulthood<br/>Problems of Late Adulthood <br/><br/>UNIT FOUR: Clients with psychological problems<br/>Illness and Hospitalization<br/>Loss and Grief <br/>Depression and Other Mood Disorders<br/>Physical Problems, Psychological Sources <br/>Eating and Sleeping Disorders<br/>Dissociative Disorders<br/><br/>UNIT FIVE: Clients with psychosocial problems<br/>Anger and Aggression <br/>Violence<br/>Suicide<br/>Substance-Related Disorders <br/>Sexual Disorders<br/>Personality Disorders <br/>Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses<br/>Chronic Mental Health Disorders<br/>Challenges for the Future 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0323011683 9780323011686 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychiatric nursing.<br/>Mental health services.<br/>Mental Disorders--therapy.<br/>Mental Disorders--nursing.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>WM 400 V168f 2001