TY - BOOK AU - TI - PN mental health nursing. SN - 9781565335219 AV - RC440.P42 PY - 2011/// CY - Leawood, Kansas PB - Assessment Technologies Institute KW - Mental health KW - Psychiatry N1 - 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 -- ER -