Basic Concepts of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

This core text provides complete, succinct and easy-to-read coverage of the major concepts used in psychiatric/mental health nursing. This text addresses timely topics such as community mental health, eating disorders, child abuse and neglect, the abused adult in the family unit, rape and sexual assault, psychosocial aspects of aging and coping with AIDS. The third edition has been thoroughly revised and updated with new chapters covering: Assessment of Psychiatric Patients, Diagnosis and Intervention, and Eating Disorders. Plentiful pedagogical tools include objectives and summaries, clinical examples, care plans, learning activities, self-tests and critical thinking questions.