Psychiatric mental health nursing / Noreen Cavan Frisch, Lawrence E. Frisch.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

UNTI 1: Foundations for practice: 1. Through the door -- 2. Psychiatric nursing -- 3. Theory as basis for practice --4. Neuroscience as a basis for practice --5. Diagnostic systems for psychiatric nursing --6. Tools for psychiatric mental health nursing: communication, nursing process, and the nurse-client relationship -- 7. Cultural and ethnic considerations --8. Epidemiology of mental health and illness --9. Ethical and legal bases for care --10. Self-care for the nurse --UNIT 2: Clients with psychiatric disorders:- 11. The client undergoing crisis -- 12. The client experiencing anxiety --13. The client experiencing schizophrenia --14. The client experiencing depression --15. The client experiencing mania --16. The client who is suicidal -- 17.The client who abuses chemical substances --18. The client with a personality disorder --19. The client experiencing a somatoform, factitious, or dissociative disorder -- 20.The client with disorders of self-regulation: sleep disorders, eating disorders, sexual disorders--UNIT 3: Special Populations:-21. The physically ill client experiencing emotional distress --22. Forgotten populations: the homeless and the incarcerated -- 23. The child --24. The adolescent --25. The elderly --26. Survivors of violence or abuse --UNIT 4: Nursing interventions and treatment modalities:-27. Pharmacology in psychiatric care --28. Individual psychotherapy -- 29. Family therapy --30. Group therapy --31. Community mental health nursing --32. Complementary and somatic therapies --UNIT 5: Additional Resources:- 33. Friday night at the movies --34. Journey on the information highway: How to use the internet to get helpful information on psychiatric mental health nursing.