Townsend M. Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice

5 edition. F.A. Davis Company, 2010 - 800 p.
ISBN-10: 0803623380
ISBN-13: 978-0803623385Whether it s an entire course on psychiatric nursing or integrating these principles into an existing course, this is the text that s concise, engaging, and informative. It offers an evidence-based, holistic approach to mental health nursing in a streamlined format that explores nursing diagnoses for both physiological and psychological disorders. It s the psychiatric nursing text that students actually read, understand, and use. Completely revised and updated throughout, the 5th Edition reflects all of the new knowledge in the field and the practice of mental health nursing today, including the new, core competences outlined in the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative.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—The Therapeutic Community
Intervention in Groups
Intervening in Crises
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: Depression
Mood Disorders: Bipolar Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
Issues Related to 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
Appendices