PN mental health nursing. / Audrey Knippa ...[et al.] - 8th ed. [Review module edition] - Leawood, Kansas: Assessment Technologies Institute, 2011. - 1 vol. : ill.; - Content Mastery Series .

Contents: 1. Foundation for mental health nursing: Basic mental health nursing concepts -- Legal and ethical issues -- Effective communication -- Anxiety and defense mechanisms -- Creating and maintaining a therapeutic and safe environment -- 2. Traditional nonpharmacological therapies: Psychoanalysis, psychotherapy and behavioural therapies -- Group and family therapy -- Stress management -- Electroconvulsive therapy -- 3. Psychobiologic disorders: Anxiety disorders -- Depression -- Bipolar disorders -- Schizophrenia -- Personality disorders -- Cognitive disorders -- Substance and other dependencies -- Eating disorders -- 4. Psychopharmacological therapies: Medication for anxiety disorders -- Medication for depression -- Medication for bipolar disorders -- Medication for psychoses -- Medication for children and adolescents with mental health issues -- Medication for substance abuse -- 5. Special population: Care for those who are dying and or grieving -- Mental health issues of the child and adolescent -- 6. Psychiatric emergencies: Crisis management -- Suicide -- Family and community violence --

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Mental health Psychiatry

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