Mental health Nursing /
editor, Jeanne Wissmann ; Assessment Technologies Institute
- Edition 7.0
- United States of America Assessment Technologies Institute c 2000-2007
- viii, 399., p.; ill 21 cm
- Content mastery series .
Contents
Unit 1 Foundations for mental health nursing ch. 1. Mental health assessment, medical/nursing diagnoses, and mental health nursing interventions ch. 2. Legal and ethical issues in mental health nursing ch. 3. Developing and maintaining a therapeutic nurse-client relationship ch. 4. Effective communication in mental health nursing ch. 5. Understanding anxiety and defense mechanisms ch. 6. Creation and maintaining a therapeutic and safe environment ch. 7. Mental health nursing in diverse practice settings ch. 8. Culturally aware mental health nursing
Unit 2. Traditional non pharmacological therapies ch. 9. Psychoanalysis, pschotherapy, and behavioral therapy ch. 10. Group and family therapy ch. 11. Stress management ch. 12. Electroconvulsive therapy
Unit 3. Psychopharmacological therapies ch. 13. Medications to treat anxiety disorders ch. 14. Medications to treat mood disorders: depression ch. 15. Medications to treat mood disorders: bipolar ch. 16. Medications to treat psychoses ch. 17. Medications to treat cognitive disorders: Alzheimer's disease ch. 18. Medications to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Unit 4. Psychobiologic disorders, psychiatric emergencies, and mental health nursing care of special populations ch. 19. Anxiety disorders ch. 20. Somatoform disorders ch. 21. Dissociative disorders ch. 22. Personality disorders ch. 23. Eating disorders ch. 24. Mood disorders: depression ch. 25. Mood disorders: Bipolar ch. 26. Schizophrenia ch. 27. Cognitive disorders. ch. 28. Developmental and behavioral disorders ch. 29. Substance-related and non-substance-related dependencies ch. 30. Crisis management ch. 31. Suicide ch. 32. Anger management ch. 33. Family and community violence ch. 34. Sexual assault ch. 35. Care of those who are dying and/or grieving ch. 36. Mental health issues of the adolescent ch. 37. Mental health issues of the older adult.