Prepare for psychiatric nursing care with this comprehensive, evidence-based text! 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. From clinical nurse specialist and lead author Dr. Margaret Jordan Halter, this bestselling text includes new Next Generation NCLEX® content to prepare you for success on your PMHN certification exam.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Disclaimer - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. About the Cover Artwork - p. iv 6. Copyright - p. v 7. Dedication - p. vi 8. Acknowledgments - p. vii 9. Contributors - p. vii 10. Reviewers - p. ix 11. To The Instructor - p. x 12. To The Student - p. xiii 13. Unit I. Foundations in Theory - p. xiii 14. 1. Mental Health and Mental Illness - p. 1 15. 2. Theories and Therapies - p. 18 16. 3. Neurobiology and Pharmacotherapy - p. 37 17. Unit II. Foundations for Practice - p. 62 18. 4. Treatment Settings - p. 63 19. 5. Cultural Implications - p. 79 20. 6. Legal and Ethical Considerations - p. 92 21. Unit III. Psychosocial Nursing Tools - p. 108 22. 7. The Nursing Process and Standards of Care - p. 109 23. 8. Therapeutic Relationships - p. 124 24. 9. Therapeutic Communication - p. 136 25. 10. Stress Responses and Stress Management - p. 154 26. Unit IV. Psychobiological Disorders - p. 167 27. 11. Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders - p. 168 28. 12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders - p. 189 29. 13. Bipolar and Related Disorders - p. 219 30. 14. Depressive Disorders - p. 240 31. 15. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders - p. 268 32. 16. Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders - p. 293 33. 17. Somatic Symptom Disorders - p. 314 34. 18. Eating and Feeding Disorders - p. 332 35. 19. Sleep-Wake Disorders - p. 353 36. 20. Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders - p. 371 37. 21. Impulse Control Disorders - p. 391 38. 22. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders - p. 406 39. 23. Neurocognitive Disorders - p. 431 40. 24. Personality Disorders - p. 451 41. Unit V. Trauma Interventions - p. 470 42. 25. Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury - p. 471 43. 26. Crisis and Disaster - p. 489 44. 27. Anger, Aggression, and Violence - p. 502 45. 28. Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence - p. 516 46. 29. Sexual Assault - p. 534 47. Unit VI. Interventions for Special Populations - p. 545 48. 30. Dying, Death, and Grieving - p. 546 49. 31. Older Adults - p. 562 50. 32. Serious Mental Illness - p. 580 51. 33. Forensic Nursing - p. 596 52. Unit VII. Other Intervention Modalities - p. 606 53. 34. Therapeutic Groups - p. 607 54. 35. Family Interventions - p. 619 55. 36. Integrative Care - p. 630 56. Index - p. 642
Prepare for psychiatric nursing care with this comprehensive, evidence-based text! 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. From clinical nurse specialist and lead author Dr. Margaret Jordan Halter, this bestselling text includes new Next Generation NCLEX® content to prepare you for success on your PMHN certification exam.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Disclaimer - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. About the Cover Artwork - p. iv 6. Copyright - p. v 7. Dedication - p. vi 8. Acknowledgments - p. vii 9. Contributors - p. vii 10. Reviewers - p. ix 11. To The Instructor - p. x 12. To The Student - p. xiii 13. Unit I. Foundations in Theory - p. xiii 14. 1. Mental Health and Mental Illness - p. 1 15. 2. Theories and Therapies - p. 18 16. 3. Neurobiology and Pharmacotherapy - p. 37 17. Unit II. Foundations for Practice - p. 62 18. 4. Treatment Settings - p. 63 19. 5. Cultural Implications - p. 79 20. 6. Legal and Ethical Considerations - p. 92 21. Unit III. Psychosocial Nursing Tools - p. 108 22. 7. The Nursing Process and Standards of Care - p. 109 23. 8. Therapeutic Relationships - p. 124 24. 9. Therapeutic Communication - p. 136 25. 10. Stress Responses and Stress Management - p. 154 26. Unit IV. Psychobiological Disorders - p. 167 27. 11. Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders - p. 168 28. 12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders - p. 189 29. 13. Bipolar and Related Disorders - p. 219 30. 14. Depressive Disorders - p. 240 31. 15. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders - p. 268 32. 16. Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders - p. 293 33. 17. Somatic Symptom Disorders - p. 314 34. 18. Eating and Feeding Disorders - p. 332 35. 19. Sleep-Wake Disorders - p. 353 36. 20. Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders - p. 371 37. 21. Impulse Control Disorders - p. 391 38. 22. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders - p. 406 39. 23. Neurocognitive Disorders - p. 431 40. 24. Personality Disorders - p. 451 41. Unit V. Trauma Interventions - p. 470 42. 25. Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury - p. 471 43. 26. Crisis and Disaster - p. 489 44. 27. Anger, Aggression, and Violence - p. 502 45. 28. Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence - p. 516 46. 29. Sexual Assault - p. 534 47. Unit VI. Interventions for Special Populations - p. 545 48. 30. Dying, Death, and Grieving - p. 546 49. 31. Older Adults - p. 562 50. 32. Serious Mental Illness - p. 580 51. 33. Forensic Nursing - p. 596 52. Unit VII. Other Intervention Modalities - p. 606 53. 34. Therapeutic Groups - p. 607 54. 35. Family Interventions - p. 619 55. 36. Integrative Care - p. 630 56. Index - p. 642
