Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Abstract

Part 1 Foundations in theory: basic psychiatric concepts - historical overview classification trends personality theories and therapies legal and ethical issues mental health considerations across cultures basic concepts in psychiatric nursing - evolutions of nursing in psychiatric settings communication, the nurse-client relationship and the clinical interview the nursing process in psychiatric settings anxiety the anxiety continuum as a conceptual framework. Part 2 Foundations in practice - the anxiety continuum: people in acute anxiety - crisis and crisis intervention evidence of maladaptive responses to crisis - child abuse evidence of maladaptive responses to crisis - spouse abuse evidence of maladaptive responses to crisis - rape evidence of maladaptive responses to crisis - elder abuse people in moderate to severe levels of chronic anxiety - psychophysiologic disorders repetitive and ineffective neurotic personality disorders - antisocial and borderline people in severe to panic levels of chronic anxiety - alterations in mood-elation schizophrenic disorders organic mental disorders people who use self-destructive defenses against anxiety - people who contemplate suicide people who depend upon alcohol people who depend upon substances other than alcohol people who defend against anxiety through eating disorders. Part 3 Mental health issues - special populations: populations dealing with unique issues - the hospitalized person children and adolescents adult relationships and sexuality the elderly the mentally ill who are chronically homeless. Appendices I: self-help clearing houses. Appendix II: NANDA nursing diagnoses. Appendix III: medication cards answers to self-study exercises.

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