Cover; Halftitle; Titlepage; Copyright; Dedication; Contributors; Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing; Brief Contents; Contents; Foreword; Preface; I: The practice of psychiatric-mental health nursing; 1: Mental health trends and the historical role of the psychiatric-mental health nurse; 2: Interpersonal relationships: the cornerstone of psychiatric nursing; 3: Therapeutic use of self and therapeutic communication: from self-discovery to interpersonal skill integration; 4: Boundary management; II: Health promotion and illness prevention.

5: Critical thinking, clinical decision making, and the interpersonal relationship6: Crisis and crisis intervention; 7: Psychiatric case management; 8: Known risk factors for prevalent mental illness and nursing interventions for prevention; 9: Systems concepts and working in groups; 10: Theories of mental health and illness: psychodynamic, social, cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, and biological influences; III: Acute and chronic illness; 11: Thought disorders; 12: Affective disorders; 13: Anxiety disorders; 14: Personality disorders; 15: Addictive disorders; 16: Cognitive disorders.

17: Impulse control disorders18: Sexual disorders and dysfunctions; 19: Eating disorders; 20: Psychological problems of physically ill persons; IV: Growth and development and mental health concerns across the life span; 21: Working with children; 22: Mental health concerns regarding adolescents; 23: Issues specific to the elderly; 24: Victims and victimizers; V: Mental health care settings; 25: Psychiatric-mental health nursing across the continuum of care; 26: Vulnerable populations and the role of the forensic nurse.

VI: Cultural, ethical, legal, and professional aspects of mental health care27: Cultural, ethnic, and spiritual concepts; 28: Ethical and legal principles; 29: Policy, policy making, and politics for professional psychiatric nurses; Appendix: Nanda-i nursing diagnoses 2009-2011; Glossary; Nclex review; Nclex review questions; Answers to nclex review questions; Index.

This psychiatric-mental health undergraduate textbook emphasizes interpersonal relations as the foundation for practice in nursing. It provides a historical overview of the profession, and guides the student through the essential phases of self-discovery necessary to integrate interpersonal nursing theory into practice with various psychiatric populations. The book presents content designed to foster self-growth, including the importance of boundary management, in preparation for work with clients. Psychodynamic frames of reference and current neurobiological information underpinning practice.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

English.