| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xxxv, 860 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Through the door : your first day in psychiatric nursing -- Psychiatric nursing : evolution of a specialty -- Theory as basis for practice -- Neuroscience as a basis for practice -- Diagnostic systems for psychiatric nursing -- Cultural and ethnic considerations -- Epidemiology of mental health and illness -- Ethical and legal bases for care -- The client undergoing crisis -- The client experiencing anxiety -- The client experiencing schizophrenia -- The client experiencing depression -- The client experiencing mania -- The client who is suicidal -- The client who abuses chemical substances -- The client with a personality disorder -- The client experiencing a somatoform or factitious disorder -- The client with disorders of self-regulation : sleep disorders, eating disorders, sexual disorders -- The physically ill client experiencing emotional distress -- The child -- The adolescent -- The elderly -- Survivors of violence or abuse -- Pharmacology in psychiatric care -- Individual psychotherapy -- Group therapy -- Community mental health nursing -- Complementary and somatic therapies -- Self-care modalities -- Friday night at the movies. |
| Subject |
Psychiatric nursing.
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| Added Author |
Frisch, Lawrence E.
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Keegan, Lynn.
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| ISBN |
0766826899 |
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