An easy-to-read, conversational writing style shows you how to recognize and respond to the most important mental health issues. You'll also explore important communication techniques, ethical and legal issues, and alternative and complementary treatments.

Table of Contents

• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Reviewers
• Foundations for Mental Health Nursing
• CHAPTER 1 History of Mental Health Nursing
• The Trailblazers
• The Facilities
• The Breakthroughs
• The Law
• CHAPTER 2 Basics of Communication
• Communication Theory
• Types of Communication
• Challenges to Communication
• Therapeutic Communication Adaptive Communication
• Techniques
• CHAPTER 3 Ethics and Law
• Professionalism
• Ethics
• Confidentiality
• Responsibility
• Accountability
• Abiding by the Current Laws
• Patients’ Rights
• Patient Advocacy
• Community Resources
• CHAPTER 4 Developmental Psychology Throughout the Life Span
• Human Development
• Developmental Theorists: Newborn to Adolescence
• Developmental Theorists: Adolescence to Adulthood
• Stages of Human Development
• CHAPTER 5 Sociocultural Influences on Mental Health
• Culture
• Ethnicity
• The Changing Family
• Homelessness
• Economic Considerations
• Abuse
• Parenting
• CHAPTER 6 Nursing Process in Mental Health
• Step 1: Assessing the Patient's Mental Health
• Step 2: Nursing Diagnosis: Defining Patient Problems
• Step 3: Planning (Short- and Long-Term Goals)
• Step 4: Implementations/Interventions
• Step 5: Evaluating Interventions
• CHAPTER 7 Coping and Defense Mechanisms
• Coping
• Defense Mechanisms
• CHAPTER 8 Mental Health Treatments
• Psychopharmacology
• Milieu
• Psychotherapies
• Global Crisis
• Summary
• CHAPTER 9 Complementary and Alternative Treatment Modalities
• Mind, Body, and Belief
• Common Complementary and Alternative Treatments
• Primary Sensory Representation
• Summary
• Threats to Mental Health
• CHAPTER 10 Anxiety, Anxiety-Related, and Somatic Symptom Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Etiology of Anxiety and Stress
• Differential Diagnosis Types of Anxiety and
• Anxiety-Related Disorders Medical Treatment of People With Anxiety and
• Anxiety-Related Disorders
• Alternative Interventions for People With Anxiety and Anxiety-Related Disorders
• Nursing Care for People With Anxiety and Anxiety-Related Disorders
• Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
• CHAPTER 11 Depressive Disorders
• Types of Depressive Disorders
• Etiology of Depressive Disorders
• Treatment of Depressive Disorders
• Nursing Care of the Patient With Depressive Disorders
• CHAPTER 12 Bipolar Disorders
• Characteristics of Bipolar Disorders
• Etiology of Bipolar Disorders
• Treatment of Bipolar Disorders
• Nursing Care of the Patient With Bipolar Disorders
• CHAPTER 13 Suicide
• The Reality of Suicide
• Etiology of Suicide
• Treatment of Individuals at Risk for Suicide
• Nursing Care of the Suicidal Patient
• CHAPTER 14 Personality Disorders
• Types of Personality Disorders
• Psychiatric Treatment of Personality Disorders
• Nursing Care of Patients With Personality Disorders
• CHAPTER 15 Schizophrenia Spectrum
• and Other Psychotic Disorders
• Symptoms
• Etiology of Schizophrenia
• Psychiatric Treatment of Schizophrenia
• Nursing Care of the Schizophrenic Patient
• CHAPTER 16 Neurocognitive Disorders: Delirium and Dementia
• Delirium
• Dementia Nursing Care of Patients
• With Delirium and Dementia
• CHAPTER 17 Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
• Alcohol
• Other Substances Nursing Care of Patients With Substance Use
• Disorders (Including Alcohol)
• CHAPTER 18 Eating Disorders
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa
• Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Morbid Obesity Nursing Care of Patients
• With Eating Disorders
• Special Populations
• CHAPTER 19 Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Issues
• Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Suicide in Children and Adolescents
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Conduct Disorder
• CHAPTER 20 Postpartum Issues in Mental Health
• Postpartum Blues
• Postpartum Depression
• Postpartum Psychosis
• Nursing Care of Women With Postpartum Mental Disorders
• CHAPTER 21 Aging Population
• Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Alterations
• Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)
• Depression in the Elderly
• Medication Concerns
• Paranoid Thinking
• Insomnia
• End-of-Life Issues
• Social Concerns Nursing Skills for Working
• With Older Adults
• Restorative Nursing
• Palliative Care
• CHAPTER 22 Victims of Abuse and Violence
• The Abuser
• The Victim
• Categories of Abuse
• Treatment of Abuse
• Nursing Care of Victims of Abuse
• Appendices
• Answers and Rationales
• Agencies That Help People Who Have Threats to Their Mental Health
• Organizations That Support the Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurse
• Standards of Nursing Practice for LPNs/LVNs
• Assigning Nursing Diagnoses to Client Behaviors
• Glossary