TY - BOOK AU - Townsend,Mary C. TI - Essentials of psychiatric mental health nursing: concepts of care in evidence-based practice. SN - 9780803616110 AV - RC440.T68 U1 - 616.89/0231 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Philadelphia PB - F.A. Davis Co. KW - Psychiatric nursing KW - Psychiatric Nursing KW - methods KW - Mental Disorders KW - nursing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Introduction to psychiatric/mental health concepts: Mental health and mental illness -- Concepts of personality development -- Biological implications -- Ethical and legal issues -- Cultural and spiritual concepts relevant to psychiatric/mental health nursing -- Psychiatric/mental health nursing interventions: Relationship development and therapeutic communication -- The nursing process in psychiatric/mental health nursing -- Milieu therapy: the therapeutic community -- Intervention in groups -- Intervening in crises -- Psychopharmacology -- Complementary and psychosocial therapies -- Care of clients with psychiatric disorders: Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders -- Substance-related disorders -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Mood disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Anxiety-related disorders -- Disorders of human sexuality -- Eating disorders -- Personality disorders -- Psychiatric/mental health nursing of special populations: Children and adolescents -- Victims of abuse or neglect -- The Aging individual -- Community mental health nursing -- The bereaved individual --; CD-ROM contains: Electronic test bank -- Student workbook -- Links to online resources: Animated drug pathways for the neurobiological brain images ; Care plans ; Concept map care plan template ; Sample client teaching guide ; Interactive learning activities ; Meet the author UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0720/2007024871.html ER -