Mental Health Nursing (Paperback)

Mental Health Nursing is a textbook for students pursuing a diploma or undergraduate degree in nursing. The text provides comprehensive information on psychiatric nursing. It addresses the fundamental psychiatric nursing principles and their application to various psychiatric disorders. The section on treatment modalities covers various somatic and psychological therapies. The book goes on to address the complete continuum of care including crisis intervention, promotion of health and prevention of illness, and psychiatric rehabilitation. The focus is on the management of psychiatric emergencies and community-based treatment programmes. Practising nurses will also find this book useful as a reference.

Table of Contents
* Preface
* Part I. Foundations of Mental Health Nursing
* Chapter 1. History of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Nursing
* Chapter 2. Concept of Mental Health
* Chapter 3. Classifi cation in Psychiatry
* Chapter 4. Role of a Psychiatric Nurse
* Chapter 5. Nursing Process in Psychiatric Nursing
* Chapter 6. Signs and Symptoms of Psychiatric Disorders
* Chapter 7. Aetiology of Mental Illnesses
* Part II. Treatment Modalities
* Chapter 8. Crisis Intervention
* Chapter 9. Psychological Therapies
* Chapter 10. Psychopharmacology
* Chapter 11. Electroconvulsive Therapy
* Chapter 12. Psychiatric Rehabilitation
* Part III. Major Psychiatric Disorders
* Chapter 13. Cognitive Impairment Disorders
* Chapter 14. Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
* Chapter 15. Mood Disorders
* Chapter 16. Psychoactive Substance Use Related Disorders
* Chapter 17. Personality Disorders
* Part IV. Psychiatric Emergencies
* Chapter 18. Patients with Suicidal Tendencies
* Chapter 19. Patients with Aggressive Behaviour
* Part V. Special Issues
* Chapter 20. Community Psychiatry
* Chapter 21. Preventive and Promotive Psychiatry
* Index