Mohr, Wanda K.

Psychiatric-mental health nursing / Wanda K. Mohr. - 6th edition - Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006. - xxv, 918 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS

UNIT I - Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
1. Introduction to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
2. Neuroscience: Biology and Behavior
3. Conceptual Frameworks and Theories
4. Therapeutic Relationships and Communication
5. Culture
6. The Nursing Process in Psychiatric-Mental Healthcare
7. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
8. Evidence-Based Practice and Pseudoscience

UNIT II - Conceptual Bases of Treatment
9. Working with the Multidisciplinary Team
10. Collaborative Care of Individuals
11. Collaborative Care of Groups
12. Family Therapies
13. Working with Families of Clients With Psychiatric Disorders
14. Psychopharmacology
15. Spirituality in Psychiatric Care
16. Complementary and Alternative Medicine

UNIT III - Continuum of Care
17. Community Mental Health, Support, and Rehabilitation
18. Psychiatric Home Care Nursing
19. Violence and Abuse within the Community
20. Forensic Nursing
21. Crisis Intervention
22. Homeless Clients

UNIT IV - Nursing Care for Clients with Psychiatric Disorders
23. The Client with a Sleep Disorder
24. The Client with an Anxiety Disorder
25. The Client with a Somatoform or Dissociative Disorder
26. The Client with a Sexual or Gender Disorder
27. The Client with a Personality Disorder
28. The Client with an Eating Disorder
29. The Client with a Mood Disorder
30. The Client with a Thought Disorder
31. The Client who Displays Aggressive and Violent Behavior
32. The Client who Abuses Drugs or Alcohol
33. The Client with a Cognitive Disorder

UNIT V - Nursing Care Across the Lifespan
34. The Pediatric Client
35. The Older Adult Client with a Mental Health Issue


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Psychiatric nursing.
Mental Disorders--nursing.
Psychiatric Nursing--methods.

WY 160 P974 2006