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Varcarolis' foundations of psychiatric-mental health nursing : a clinical approach /

Varcarolis' foundations of psychiatric-mental health nursing : a clinical approach / Foundations of psychiatric-mental health nursing [edited by] Margaret (Peggy) Jordan Halter - 9th edition - St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2022] - xxvi, 665 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Foundations in theory -- Mental health and mental illness -- Theories and therapies -- Neurobiology and pharmacotherapy -- Foundations for practice -- Treatment settings -- Cultural implications -- Legal and ethical considerations -- Psychosocial nursing tools -- The nursing process and standards of care -- Therapeutic relationships -- Therapeutic communication -- Stress responses and stress management -- Psychobiological disorders -- Childhood and neurodevelopmental disorders -- Schizophrenia spectrum disorders -- Bipolar and related disorders -- Depressive disorders -- Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders -- Trauma, stressor-related, and dissociative disorders -- Somatic symptom disorders -- Eating and feeding disorders -- Sleep-wake disorders -- Sexual dysfunction, gender dysphoria, and paraphilic disorders -- Impulse control disorders -- Substance-related and addictive disorders -- Neurocognitive disorders -- Personality disorders -- Trauma interventions -- Suicide and nonsuicidal self-injury -- Crisis and disaster -- Anger, aggression, and violence -- Child, older adult, and intimate partner violence -- Sexual assault -- Interventions for special populations -- Dying, death, and grieving -- Older adults -- Serious mental illness -- Forensic nursing -- Therapeutic groups -- Family interventions -- Integrative care Unit I. Unit II. Unit III. Unit IV. Unit V. Unit VI. Unit VII: Other intervention modalities --

Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 9th Edition makes it easy to understand the complexities of psychiatric disorders and how to provide quality mental and behavioral health care. Clinical chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application, preparing you for practice with real-world examples. Other notable features include illustrated explanations of the neurobiology of disorders, DSM-5 criteria for major disorders, and nursing care plans. --

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Psychiatric nursing.
Mental Disorders--nursing.
Psychiatric Nursing.

RC440 / .F58 2022

616.8902 / HAL

WY 160 / .F771 2022

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