College of Health Sciences

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit I Essentials of Mental Health Care 1 Mental Health & Mental Disorders: Fighting Stigma & Promoting Recovery 2 Cultural & Spiritual Issues Related to Mental Health Care 3 Patient Rights & Legal Issues Unit II Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Frameworks 4 Ethics, Standards, & Nursing Frameworks 5 Theoretical Basis of Psychiatric Nursing 6 Biologic Foundations of Psychiatric Nursing Unit III Knowledge & Skills of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 7 Therapeutic Communication 8 The Nurse-Patient Relationship 9 The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Process 10 Pharmacology, Dietary supplements, and Biologic Interventions 11 Group Interventions Unit IV Prevention of Mental Disorders 12 Stress & Mental Health 13 Management of Anger, Aggression, & Violence 14 Crisis, Grief, & Disaster Management 15 Suicide Prevention: Screening, Assessment, & Intervention Unit V Care & Recovery for Persons with Mental Health Disorders 16 Anxiety & Panic Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Anxiety & Panic 17 Trauma & Stressor Related Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Trauma-Related Stress 18 Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Obsessions & Compulsions 19 Depression: Nursing Care of Persons with Depressive Moods & Suicidal Behavior 20 Bipolar Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Mood Lability 21 Schizophrenia & Related Disorders Nursing Care of Persons with Thought Disorders 22 Personality & Impulse-control disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Personality & Impulse-control Disorders 23 Somatic Symptom & Dissociative Disorder: Nursing Care of Persons with Somatization 24 Eating Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Eating and Weight-Related Disorders 25 Addiction & Substance-Related Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Alcohol & Drug Use 26 Sleep Disorders Nursing Care of Persons with Insomnia & Sleep Problems 27 Sexual Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Sexual Dysfunction Unit VI Care of Special Populations 28 Mental Health Disorders of Children & Adolescents 29 Mental Health Disorders of Older Adults 30 Mental Health Care for Survivors of Violence App A Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale App B Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) App C Simplified Diagnosis for Tardive Dyskinesia (SD-TD) Glossary, Index

"Mental health care is no longer segregated to long-term care facilities or acute psychiatric facilities. Psychiatric-mental health nursing knowledge and skills are integral to nursing practice. Mental health care is integrated into mainstream health care and is delivered in all settings"--