Psychiatric mental health nursing : concepts of care in evidence-based practice. /
Mary C. Townsend.
- 7th ed.
- xxviii, 1065 p. : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: The concept of stress adaptation -- Mental health/mental illness -- Theoretical models of personality development -- Concepts of psychobiology -- Ethical and legal issues in psychiatric/mental health nursing -- Cultural and spiritual concepts relevant to psychiatric/mental health nursing -- Relationship development -- Therapeutic communication - The nursing process in psychiatric/mental health nursing -- Therapeutic groups -- Intervention with families -- Miliue therapy -- Crisis intervention -- Relaxation therapy -- Assertiveness training -- Promoting self-esteem -- Anger/Aggression management -- The suicidal client -- Behavior therapy -- Cognitive therapy -- Electroconvulsive therapy -- Complementary therapies -- Delirium, dementia and amnestic disorders -- Substance-related disorders -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Mood disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Somatoform and disociative disorders -- Eating disorders -- Adjustment and impulse control disorders -- Personality disorders -- The aging individual -- Victims of abuse and neglect -- Forensic nursing -- The bereaved individual --