Library Catalogue

Psychiatric nursing/

Keltner, Norman L.

Psychiatric nursing/ by Norman L. Keltner and Debbie Steele - 8th.edition - St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier, c2019 - x, 506 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

previuos editions copyrighted 2015,2011,2007,2003 1999,1995,and 1991

Includes Bibliographical references and Index

CONTENTS
Unit I. The basics: 1.Me, meds, Milieu--
2.Historical issues--
3.Legal issues--
4.Psychobiologic bases of behavior--
5.Cultural issues--
6.Spirituality issues--
unit II. Me : therapeutic nurse-patient relationship: 7.Models for working with psychiatric patients--
8.Learning to communicate professionally--
9.Working with an individual patient--
10.Working with groups of patients--
11Working with the family--
unit III. Meds : psychopharmacology:. 12.Introduction to psychotropic drugs
13.Antiparkinsonian drugs--
14.Antipsychotic drugs--
15.Antidepressant drugs--
16.Antimanic drugs--
17.Antianxiety drugs--
18.Antidementia drugs--
19.Alternative preparations and over-the-counter drugs--
unit IV. Environment : Milieu management.: 20.Introduction to Milieu management--
21.Variables affecting the therapeutic environment: violence and suicide--
22.Therapeutic environment in various treatment settings--
unit V. Putting it all together (psychopathology).: 23.Introduction to psychopathology--
24.Schizophrenia Spectrum and other psychotic disorders--
25.Depressive disorders--
26.Bipolar disorders
27.Anxiety-related, obsessive-compulsive, trauma- and stressor-related, somatic, and dissociative disorders--
28.Neurocognitive disorders--
29.Personality disorders--
30.Sexual disorders--
31.Substance abuse disorders--
32.Eating disorders--
unit VI. Special populations:. 33.Survivors of violence and trauma--
34.Children and adolescents--
35Older adults--
36.Soldiers and veterans.

"Covering the field's latest trends and treatments, Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition provides you with the solid, therapeutic skills you need to deliver safe and effective psychiatric nursing care. This new edition features a unique, three-pronged approach to psychotherapeutic management which emphasizes the nurse's three primary tools: themselves and their relationship with patients, medications, and the environment. Written in a friendly, approachable style, this text clearly defines the nurse's role in caring for individuals with psychiatric disorders like no other book on the market!"--Provided by publisher

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Mental Disorders drug therapy
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Psychiatric Nursing
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