Shives, Louise Rebraca,

Basic concepts of psychiatric-mental health nursing / Louise Rebraca Shives. - Eighth edition. - xviii, 654 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 computer disc (12 cm)

Accompanied by: 1 computer disc (DVD-ROM)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Psychiatric-mental health nursing. Self-awareness ; History and trends in psychiatric-mental health nursing ; Development of psychiatric-mental health nursing theory -- Special issues related to psychiatric-mental health nursing. Spiritual, cultural, and ethnic issues ; Ethical and legal issues ; Forensic nursing practice ; Loss, grief, and end-of-life care ; Continuum of care -- Components of the nurse-client relationship. Assessment of psychiatric-mental health clients ; Nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation ; Therapeutic communication and relationships ; The therapeutic milieu -- Interactive therapies. Crisis and disaster intervention ; Individual psychotherapy ; Family, couple, and group therapy -- Special treatment modalities. Psychopharmacology ; Somatic therapies ; Complementary and alternative medicine -- Clients with psychiatric disorders. Anxiety disorders ; Somatoform and dissociative disorders ; Mood disorders ; Schizophrenia and schizophrenic-like disorders ; Eating disorders ; Personality development and personality disorders ; Substance-related disorders ; Sexuality and sexual disorders ; Cognitive disorders ; Delusional and shared psychotic disorders -- Special populations. Infant, child, and adolescent clients ; Aging clients with psychosocial needs ; Suicidal clients ; Clients with a dual diagnosis ; Clients experiencing abuse and violence ; Clients coping with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ; Seriously and persistently mentally ill, homeless, or incarcerated clients.


System requirements for accompanying DVD-ROM: IBM PC or compatible; Windows 95 or better.

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Psychiatric nursing.
Psychology, Pathological--Nursing
Psychiatric nursing--Methodology

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