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Essentials of psychiatric mental health nursing : concepts of care in evidence-based practice / 6 6 Mary C. Townsend - fourth edition. - - xxiv, 727 pages : illustrations (color) 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) - - - - - . - . - 0 . - . - 0 .



Includes bibliographical references and index

Mental health and mental illness -- Concepts of personality development -- Biological implications -- Ethical and legal issues -- Cultural and spiritual concepts relevant to psychiatric/mental health nursing -- Relationship development and therapeutic communication -- The nursing process in psychiatric/mental health nursing -- Milieu therapy : the therapeutic community -- Intervention in groups -- Intervening in crises -- Psychopharmacology -- Complementary and psychosocial therapies -- Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders -- Substance-related disorders -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Mood disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Anxiety-related disorders -- Disorders of human sexuality -- Eating disorders -- Personality disorders -- Children and adolescents -- Victims of abuse or neglect -- The aging individual -- Community mental health nursing -- The bereaved individual -- Appendix A : DSM-IV-TR classification : Axes I and II categories and codes -- Appendix B : NANDA nursing diagnoses : taxonomy II domains, classes, and diagnoses -- Appendix C : assigning nursing diagnoses to client behaviors -- Appendix D : mental status assessment

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Accompanying CD-ROM contains an Electronic Test Bank with 300 NCLEX-style questions, Student workbook -- Links to online resources: Animated drug pathways for the neurobiological brain images ; Care plans ; Concept map care plan template ; Sample client teaching guide ; Interactive learning activities ; Meet the author













System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: OS Windows 2000/XP/Vista


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ISBN: 9780803616110

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