Videbeck, Sheila L.,

Psychiatric-mental health nursing / Sheila L. Videbeck, PhD, RN ; illustrations by Cathy J. Miller. - Seventh edition. International edition. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2017] - xvi, 536 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm

Includes Internet access. Illustration and text on inside cover. Previous edition: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foundations of psychiatric-mental health nursing -- Neurobiologic theories and psychopharmacology -- Psychosocial theories and therapy -- Treatment settings and therapeutic programs -- Therapeutic relationships -- Therapeutic communication -- Client\'s response to illness -- Assessment -- Legal and ethical issues -- Grief and loss -- Anger, hostility, and aggression -- Abuse and violence -- Trauma and stressor-related disorders -- Anxiety and anxiety disorders -- Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders -- Schizophrenia -- Mood disorders and suicide -- Personality disorders -- Addiction -- Eating disorders -- Somatic symptom illnesses -- Neurodevelopmental disorders -- Disruptive behavior disorders -- Cognitive disorders.

This text explores the full mental health nursing care continuum within a flexible, person-centred framework. It emphasises skilled engagement, collaborative assessment and care-planning, effective therapeutic communication and compassionate, evidence-based interventions.

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Psychiatric nursing.
Psychiatric nursing
Health and Wellbeing.
Psychiatric Nursing
Mental Disorders--nursing
Nurse-Patient Relations

RC440 / .V536 2017

616.890231 VID