Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care

by Townsend, Mary C.

• ISBN13: 9780803610125
• ISBN10: 0803610122
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: DAVIS F A COMPANY

Summary

Author is in private practice, McAlester, OK. Textbook, for students features fast facts and other learning objectives. New to this edition: updated 'Internet Reference Boxes' which provide web sites for supplemental information, new psychotropic medication data, new chapters, and new client education handouts. Previous edition: c1999. DNLM: Psychiatric Nursing--methods.

Table of Contents

Unit One BASIC CONCEPTS IN PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING	1	(30)
The Concept of Stress Adaptation	3	(10)
Mental Health/Mental Illness: Historical and Theoretical Concepts	13	(18)
Unit Two FOUNDATIONS FOR PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING	31	(76)
Theoretical Models of Personality Development	33	(17)
Concepts of Psychobiology	50	(27)
Ethical and Legal Issues in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing	77	(15)
Cultural Concepts Relevant to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing	92	(15)
Unit Three THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES IN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CARE	107	(246)
Relationship Development	109	(12)
Therapeutic Communication	121	(13)
The Nursing Process in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing	134	(18)
Therapeutic Groups	152	(11)
Intervention with Families	163	(21)
Milieu Therapy---The Therapeutic Community	184	(9)
Crisis Intervention [New Section Included on Disaster Nursing]	193	(16)
Relaxation Therapy	209	(10)
Assertiveness Training	219	(12)
Promoting Self-Esteem	231	(13)
Anger/Aggression Management	244	(11)
The Suicidal Client	255	(15)
Behavior Therapy	270	(9)
Cognitive Therapy	279	(11)
Psychopharmacology	290	(25)
Electroconvulsive Therapy	315	(8)
Complementary Therapies	323	(14)
Client Education---New!	337	(16)
Unit Four NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH ALTERATIONS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION	353	(364)
Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence	355	(32)
Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorders	387	(20)
Substance-Related Disorders	407	(41)
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders	448	(26)
Mood Disorders	474	(39)
Anxiety Disorders	513	(33)
Somatoform and Sleep Disorders	546	(31)
Dissociative Disorders	577	(24)
Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders	601	(30)
Eating Disorders	631	(18)
Adjustment and Impulse Control Disorders	649	(20)
Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions	669	(20)
Personality Disorders	689	(28)
Unit Five PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS	717	(186)
The Aging Individual	719	(28)
The Individual with HIV Disease	747	(26)
Problems Related to Abuse or Neglect	773	(19)
Men's and Women's Health Issues---New!	792	(18)
Community Mental Health Nursing	810	(26)
Psychiatric Home Nursing Care	836	(14)
Forensic Nursing	850	(53)
Appendices
A Answers to Chapter Review Questions	866	(8)
B Mental Status Assessment	874	(2)
C DSM-IV-TR Classification: Axes I and II Categories and Codes	876	(8)
D NANDA Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II	884	(2)
E Assigning Nursing Diagnoses to Client Behaviors	886	(3)
F Glossary	889	(14)
G Sample Client Teaching Guides---New!	903