Varcarolis, Elizabeth M. <br/><br/>
Manual of psychiatric nursing care planning :  assessment guides, diagnoses, psychopharmacology / 
Elizabeth M. Varcarolis. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - St. Louis, Mo. :  London :  Saunders ;  Elsevier Health Sciences [distributor],  2010. 
 - 768 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/> Previous ed.: St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders Elsevier, 2006. 
<br/><br/>Part I: Guidelines for Planning Psychiatric Nursing Care:- 1. The Nursing Process and Assessment Tools for Psychiatric Nursing-- 2. Maximizing Communication Skills-- 3. Guidelines for the Nurse Conducting a Clinical Interview-- Part II: Diagnosis and Care Planning:- 4. Selected Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence-- 5. Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders-- 6. Depressive Disorders-- 7. Bipolar Disorders-- 8. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders-- 9. Personality Disorders-- 10. Addictions-- 11. Eating Disorders-- 12. Cognitive Disorders: Delirium and Dementia-- Part III: Psychiatric Emergencies and Forensic Issues:- 13. Crisis Intervention and Rehabilitation-- 14. Family Violence-- 15. Sexual Assault-- 16. Suicide Behaviors-- 17. Anger and Aggression-- 18. Grieving and Complicated Grieving-- Part IV: Challenging Behaviors:- 19. Manipulative Behaviors --20. Noncompliance (Nonadherence) to Medication or Treatment-- Part V: Psychopharmacology:- 21. Major Psychotropic Interventions and Patient and Family Teaching. 
<br/><br/> This handy pocket guide is designed to assist in the assessment of psychiatric nursing clients, the formulation of nursing diagnoses, and the design of psychiatric nursing care plans. The book contains practical, clinically-oriented information. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781437717822 (pbk.) :  £24.99 9781437717822 (Paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychiatric nursing.<br/>Nursing care plans.<br/>Health and Wellbeing.<br/>Nursing<br/>Psychiatric nursing
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC440 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.890231 VAR