Essentials of psychiatric nursing / Mary Ann Boyd and Rebecca Luebbert.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit I. Essentials of mental health care -- Mental health and mental disorders -- Cultural communities and spiritual considerations related to mental health care -- Patient rights and legal issues -- Unit II. Psychiatric-mental health nursing frameworks -- Ethics, standards, and nursing frameworks -- Psychosocial theoretic basis of psychiatric nursing -- Biologic foundations of psychiatric nursing -- Recovery framework for psychiatric-mental health nursing -- Unit III. Knowledge and skills pf psychiatric-mental health nursing -- Therapeutic communication -- The nurse-patient relationship -- The psychiatric-mental health nursing process -- Psychopharmacology, dietary supplements, and biologic interventions -- Group interventions -- Unit IV. Prevention of mental disorders -- Stress and mental health -- Anger, aggression, and violence -- Crisis, loss, grief, bereavement, and disaster management -- Suicide prevention -- Mental health care for survivors of violence -- Unit V. Care and recovery for persons with psychiatric disorders --Anxiety disorders -- Trauma-and-Stressor- Related disorders -- Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders -- Depression -- Bipolar and related disorders -- Schizophrenia and related disorders -- Personality and impulse-control disorders -- Addiction and substance use-related disorders -- Eating disorders -- Somatic symptom and dissociative disorders -- Sleep-wake disorders -- Sexual disorders -- Unit VI. Care of special populations -- Mental health disorders of childhood and adolescence -- Mental health disorders of older adults -- Care of veterans with mental health needs.

"Designed specifically to guide beginning nursing students to successful psychiatric and mental health nursing practice, Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing, 3rd Edition, delivers an easy-to-use, evidence-based approach to basic mental health concepts, effective therapeutic communication tactics, and proven nursing strategies for the care of patients with mental illnesses. This current, concise text is packed with examples and explanations that hone students' self-awareness and patient interaction skills, highlight the impact of stigma, and familiarize students with effective recovery approaches to common mental health problems and disorders. Ideal for dedicated psychiatric nursing courses or for integrating psychiatric nursing principles into an existing course, the 3rd Edition has been extensively revised and updated throughout to reflect the latest research and treatment approaches, including coverage of the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, care for the veteran population and military families, and expanded coverage of nursing care outside the hospital and in the community. "-- Provided by publisher.