TY  - BOOK
AU  - Valfre,Michelle Morrison
AU  - Valfre,Michelle Morrison
TI  - Foundations of mental health care
SN  - 0323011683
U1  - WM 400 V168f 2001 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - St. Louis, Mo.
PB  - Mosby
KW  - Psychiatric nursing
KW  - Mental health services
KW  - Mental Disorders
KW  - therapy
KW  - nursing
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents

UNIT ONE   Mental Health Care: past, present and future
The History of Mental Health Care 
Current Mental Health Care 
Ethical and Legal Issues 
Sociocultural Issues 
Theories and Therapies
Complementary and Alternative Therapies 
Psychotherapeutic Drug Therapy

UNIT TWO: The care giver's Therapeutic skills
Principles of Mental Health Care 
The Therapeutic Environment
The Therapeutic Relationship 
Therapeutic Communication 
The most important skill: self-awareness
Mental Health Assessment Skills 

UNIT THREE: Mental Health Problems Throughout the Life Cycle
Problems of Childhood
Problems of Adolescence 
Problems of Adulthood
Problems of Late Adulthood 

UNIT FOUR: Clients with psychological problems
Illness and Hospitalization
Loss and Grief 
Depression and Other Mood Disorders
Physical Problems, Psychological Sources 
Eating and Sleeping Disorders
Dissociative Disorders

UNIT FIVE: Clients with psychosocial problems
Anger and Aggression 
Violence
Suicide
Substance-Related Disorders 
Sexual Disorders
Personality Disorders 
Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses
Chronic Mental Health Disorders
Challenges for the Future
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