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Psychiatric mental health nursing: an introduction to theory and practice. / [edited by] Patricia O'Brien, Winifred Kennedy, Karen Ballard. - 2nd ed. - Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2013. - xxvi, 740 p. : col ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Overview of psychiatric-mental health nursing: Introduction to psychiatric-mental health nursing -- Psychiatric-mental health nursing: practice issues -- The nurse-client relationship and therapeutic communication -- The psychiatric nursing assessment -- Neurobiologic considerations in psychiatric care -- Psychopharmacology -- Crises, psychiatric emergencies, and disasters -- Legal and ethical considerations -- Group theory and practice -- Holistic nursing and complementary modalities -- Family and intimate partner violence -- Mental health disorders and conditions: Disorders diagnosed in infancy, childhood or adolescence -- Dementia, delirium, amnesia, and other cognitive disorders -- Mental disorders due to general medical conditions -- Substance-related disorders -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Anxiety and dissociative disorders -- Somatoform disorders, factitious disorders, and malingering -- Sexual disorders and gender identity disorder -- Eating disorders -- Sleep disorders -- Impulse-control disorders -- Personality disorders -- Nursing management of special populations: Clients with chronic mental illness -- Clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities -- Children and adolescents -- The aging client.

ISBN: 9781449646080 (pbk.) 1449646085 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2011034752

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mental Disorders--nursing.
Nursing Theory.
Psychiatric Nursing--methods.

LC Class. No.: RC440.P73

Dewey Class. No.: 616.89/0231

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WY 160