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Foundations of psychiatric-mental health nursing / Elizabeth M. Varcarolis.

By: Publication details: Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, c1994.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xxv, 957 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0721637655
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.7368 20 VAR
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Contents
Part ONE FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY
Unit I Basic Psychiatric Concepts
Chapter 1 Historical Overview, personality theories and classification of mental illness.
Chapter 2 Predominant Therapies and Contemporary Issues
Chapter 3 Legal and Ethical Issues
Chapter 4 Cultural Diversity in Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 5 Evolution of Nursing in Psychiatric Settings

Unit II. Basic Concepts in Psychiatric Nursing
Chapter 6 Communication: The Clinical interview and the Nurse-Client Relationship
Chapter 7 Communication within Groups
Chapter 8 The Nursing Process in Psychiatric setting
Chapter 9 Anxiety
Chapter 10. Anxiety and the mental health continuum as a conceptual

Part TWO FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The Anxiety Continuum
Unit III. People in Acute Anxiety
Chapter 11. Crisis and Crisis intervention
Chapter 12. Families in Crisis: Family Violence
Chapter 13. Evidence of Maladaptive Responses to Crisis: Rape

Unit IV. People in Moderate to Severe Levels of Chronic Anxiety

Chapter 14 Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 15 Somatoform and Dissociative Disorder
Chapter 16 Personality Disorders: Antisocial Paranoid and Borderline


Unit V. People in Severe to Panic levels of chronic Anxiety

Chapter 17 Alterations in Mood: Grief and Depression
Chapter 18 Alterations in Mood: Elation in Bipolar Disorders
Chapter 19 Schizophrenic Disorder
Chapter 20 Cognitive impairment Disorders

Unit VI. People who use Self-destructive Defences Against Anxiety
Chapter 21. People who Contemplate Suicide: Aggression Towards Others
Chapter 22. People who defend against Anxiety through Aggression Towards others
Chapter 23. People who Depend on Alcohol
Chapter 24. People who defend on Substance other than Alcohol
Chapter 25. People who Defend Against Anxiety through eating

Part Three Mental Issues: Special Population
Unit VII. Populations Dealing with Unique
Chapter 26. The Hospitalized person
Chapter 27. Infants Children and Adolescent
Chapter 28. Adult Relationships and Sexuality
Chapter 29. The elderly
Chapter 30. Chronic Mental Illness and Mentally ill who are homeless

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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