Manual of psychiatric nursing care planning: assessment guides, diagnosis, psychopharmacology. /
Elizabeth M. Varcarolis
- 4th ed.
- St Loius, Missouri : Saunders/Elsevier, 2011.
- 1 vol. : ill.;
Includes index.
Contents: 1. Guidelines for planning psychiatric nursing care: The nursing process and assessment tools for psychiatric nursing --Maximizing communication skills -- Guidelines for the nurse conducting a clinical interview -- 2. Diagnosis and care planning: Selected disorders of childhood and adolescence -- Anxiety and anxiety disorders -- Depressive disorders -- Bipolar disorders -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Personality disorders -- Addictions -- Eating disorders -- Cognitive disorders: delirium and dementia -- 3. Psychiatric emergencies and forensic issues: Crisis intervention and rehabilitation -- Family violence -- Sexual assault -- Suicide behaviors -- Anger and aggression -- Grieving and complicated grieving -- 4. Challenging behaviors: Manipulative behaviors -- Nonadherence (noncompliance) to medication or treatment -- 5. Psychopharmacology: Major psychotropic interventions and patient and family teaching --