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Varcarolis's Canadian psychiatric mental health nursing : a clinical approach / Cheryl L. Pollard (Editor), Sonya L. Jakubec (Editor), Margaret J. Halter (Editor) - 2nd edition - Milton, ON, Canada: Elsevier Canada, c2019. - xxiv, 771 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm

"Adaptation of Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, eighth edition, by Margaret Jordan Halter, Copyright 2018"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS
Unit 1. Foundations in Theory.
1. Mental Health and Mental Illness --
2. Historical Overview of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing --
3. Overview of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Care Within Various Settings --
4. Relevant Theories and Therapies for Nursing Practice --
5. Understanding Responses to Stress --
Unit 2. Foundations for Practice.
6. The Nursing Process and Standards of Care for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing --
7. Ethical Responsibilities and Legal Obligations for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice --
8. Cultural Considerations for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing --
Unit 3. Biopsychosocial Nursing Techniques.
9. Therapeutic Relationships --
10. Communication and the Clinical Interview --
11. Psychotropic Drugs --
Unit 4. Psychobiological Disorders.
12. Anxiety and Related Disorders --
13. Depressive Disorders --
14. Bipolar Disorders --
15. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders --
16. Eating and Feeding Disorders --
17. Neurocognitive Disorders --
18. Psychoactive Substance Use and Treatment --
19. Personality Disorders --
20. Sleep-Wake Disorders --
Unit 5. Trauma Interventions.
21. Crisis and Disaster --
22. Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self Injury --
23. Anger, Aggression, and Violence --
24. Interpersonal Violence: Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Abuse
25. Sexual Assault --
Unit 6. Interventions for Distinct Populations.
26. Sexuality and Gender --
27. Disorders of Children and Adolescents --
28. Psychosocial Needs of the Older Adult --
29. Living With Recurrent and Persistent Mental Illness --
30. Psychological Needs of Patients With Medical Conditions --
31. Care for the Dying and for Those Who Grieve --
32. Forensic Psychiatric Nursing --
Unit 7. Advanced Intervention Modalities.
33. Therapeutic Groups --
34. Family Interventions --
35. Integrative and Complimentary Therapies.

A comprehensive approach to understanding psychiatric mental health nursing in Canada.

ISBN: 9781771721400 1771721405

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mental Disorders.
Mental health
Mental health Canada.
Mental health Canada Textbooks.
Mental illness.
Psychiatric Nursing.
Psychiatric nursing Canada
Psychiatric nursing Canada Textbooks.

LC Class. No.: RC440.V37 2019