Basic concepts of psychiatric-mental health nursing.

Previous ed.: 2002.

CD-ROM in back pocket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit I: Psychiatric - mental health nursing:- 1. Student issues and concerns:- Frequently asked questions by student nurses--Recommendations by student nurses--Self-aawareness -- 2. History and trends in psychiatric-mental health nursing:- Concept of mental health--Concept of mental illness--Historical development of psychiatric-mental nursing (PMHN)--Standards of psychiatric-mental health nursing practice (PMHNP)--Psychiatric-mental health nursing today-- 3. Development of psychiatric-mental nursing theory:-Theory--Application to practice--Agreement among Nursing theorists -- Unit II: Special issues related to psychiatric-mental nursing:- 4. Cultural and ethnic issues:- Culture and nursing--Population groups--Use of mental health services by ethnic groups--Cultural perceptions: Mental illness as spiritual concern--Cultural perceptions:mental illness as imbalance or disharmony in nature--Cultural Expressions of mental illness and nursing implications--Psychiatric nursing of ethnic groups--The nursing process -- 5. Ethical and legal issues:- Ethics in nursing--Legal issues in nursing--Forensic psychiatry -- 6. Loss, grief, and end-of-life care:-Loss--Grief--End-of-life-care--Children and death -- 7. The continuum of care:- Inpatient care--Community mental health--The continuum of care in the 21st century -- Unit III: Components of the nurse-client relationship:- 8. Assessment of psychiatric-mental health clients:- Client assessment--Collection of data--Medical issues--Documentation of Assessment data -- 9. Nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation:- Nursing diagnosis--Outcome identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation -- 10. Therapeutic communication and relationships:- Communication--Social and therapeutic communication--The one-to-one nurse-client therapeutic relationship -- 11. The therapeutic milieu:- Development of the therapeutic milieu--Components of a therapeutic milieu--Evaluation of the therapeutic milieu -- Unit IV: Interactive therapies:- 12. Crisis intervention:- Crises--Crisis intervention--Crisis intervention for children -- 13. Individual psychotherapy and group therapy:- Individual psychotherapy--Group therapy--Counseling--Alternate approaches to psychotherapy -- 14. Couple and family therapy :- Overview of families--History of couple and family therapy--Couple therapy--Family therapy--The nurse-therapist\'s role in family therapy-- Unit V: Special threatment modalities:- 15. Psychopharmacology:- The science of psychopharmacology--Medicating the psychiatric-mental health client--Antipsychotic agents--Antianxiety agents and hypnotics--Antidepressants--Stimulants--Antimatic agents: mood stabilizers--Anticonvulsants--Antiparkinsonism agents -- 16. Electroconvulsive therapy:- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)--Nursing interventions for the client receiving ECT -- 17.Alternative and complementary therapies:-Holistic nursing--Use of alternative and complementary therapies in the psychiatric-mental health setting--Indications for use of alternative or complementary therapy--Implications for nursing -- Unit VI: Clients with psychiatric disorders:- 18.Schizophrenia and schizophrenic-like disorders:-Etiology of schizophrenia--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics--Schizophrenic-like disorders -- 19. Delusional and shared psychotic disorders:- Etiology of delusional disorders--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics--Etiology of shared sychotic disorder--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics -- 20. Mood disorders:- Etiology of mood disorders--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics of depressive disorders--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics of bipolar disorder (BPD)--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics of other mood disorders -- 21. Anxiety disordrs:- Overview of anxiety--Etiology of anxiety--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics -- 22. Anxiety-related disorders:- Etiology of anxiety-related disorders--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics -- 23.Personality development and personality disorders :- Theories of personality developments--Etiology fo personality disorders--Characteristics of ersonality disorders--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics for personality disorders-- 24. Cognitive disorders:- Cognitive function--Etiology of cognitive disorders--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics of cognitive disorders -- 25. Eating disorders:- Etiology of anorexia nervosa and bulimia--Etiology of obesity--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics of eating disorders -- 26. Substance related disorders :- Overview of substance-related disorders--Etiology of substance-related disorders--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics of substance-related disorders--Clinical symptoms and diagnosticcharacteristics of other substance-related disorders--Designer drugs, club drugs, and anabolic steroids -- 27.Sexuality and sexual disorders:-Overview of gender identity and sexual orientation--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics of gender identity disorders--Overview of sexual disorders--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics of sexual disorders--Sexual addiction -- Unit VII: Special populations:- 28. Infant, child, and adolescent clients:- Etiology--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics--29. Suicidal clients:- Etiology--Individuals at risk for self-destructive behavior -- 30. Clients with a dual diagnosis:- Etiology of dual diagnosis--Clinical symptoms and diagnostic characteristics -- 31. Abuse and violence:- Abuse--Child abuse--Domestic violence--Adult sexual abuse--Elder abuse--Violence -- 32. Clients coping with acquired immunodeficiecy syndrome (AIDS):- Etiology of AIDS--Clinical picture associated with AIDS --Psychosocial impact of AIDS -- 33. Again clients with pyschosocial needs:- Etiology of aging--Developmental tasks of aging--Psychodynamics of aging -- 34. Seriosly and persistently mentlaly ill, homeless, or incarcerated clients:- Scope of serious and persistent mental illness.

This sixth edition includes two new chapters and maintains popular features from previous editions such as self awareness prompts while adding research boxes and student worksheets at the end of each chapter.