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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsUNIT I Essential Theoretical Concepts for Practice 1 Science and the Therapeutic Use of Self in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 2 Mental Health and Mental Illness 3 Theories and Therapies 4 Biological Basis for Understanding Psychopharmacology 5 Settings for Psychiatric Care 6 Legal and Ethical Basis for Practice UNIT II Tools for Practice of the Art 7 The Nursing Process in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 8 Communication Skills: Medium for All Nursing Practice 9 Therapeutic Relationships and the Clinical Interview UNIT III Caring for Patients With Psychobiological Disorders 10 Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders 11 Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 12 Somatic Symptom Disorders 13 Personality Disorders 14 Eating Disorders 15 Mood Disorders: Depression 16 Bipolar Spectrum Disorders 17 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Other Psychotic Disorders 18 Neurocognitive Disorders 19 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders UNIT IV Caring for Patients Experiencing Psychiatric Emergencies 20 Crisis and Mass Disaster 21 Child, Partner, and Elder Violence 22 Sexual Violence 23 Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors 24 Anger, Aggression, and Violence 25 Care for the Dying and Those Who Grieve UNIT V Age-Related Mental Health Disorders 26 Children and Adolescents 27 Adults Appendix A: Complementary and Alternative Treatments Appendix B: Chapter Review Answer Key Index
