Pocket guide to psychiatric nursing

Morgan, Karyn I. (author.). Townsend, Mary C., 1941- (author.).

Summary: "This book is designed as a guide in the construction of care plans for various psychiatric clients. The concepts are presented in such a manner that they may be applied to various types of health-care settings: inpatient hospitalization, outpatient clinic, home health, partial hospitalization, and private practice, to name a few. Major divisions in the book are identified by psychiatric diagnostic categories as they appear in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780803699953
ISBN: 0803699956
ISBN: 9781719643016
Physical Description: print
xxx, 715 pages ; 20 cm
Edition: Eleventh edition.
Publisher: Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Mary C. Townsend's name appears first in the previous edition.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	How to use this book --Index of DSM-5 psychiatric diagnoses -- THE FOUNDATION FOR PLANNING PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CARE -- The nursing process in psychiatric / mental health nursing -- ALTERATIONS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION -- Disorders commonly associated with infancy, childhood, or adolescence -- Neurocognitive disorders -- Substance-related and addictive disorders -- Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders -- Depressive disorders -- Bipolar and related disorders -- Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and related disorders -- Trauma- and stressor-related disorders -- Somatic symptom and related disorders -- Dissociative disorders -- Sexual disorders and gender dysphoria -- Eating disorders -- Personality disorders -- SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHIATRIC / MENTAL HEALTH NURSING -- Problems related to abuse or neglect -- Suicide prevention -- Homelessness -- Psychiatric home nursing care -- Forensic nursing -- Complementary therapies -- Loss and bereavement -- Military families -- PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS -- Antianxiety agents -- Antidepressants -- Mood-stabilizing agents -- Antipsychotic agents -- Antiparkinsonian and tardive dyskinesia agents -- Sedative-hypnotics -- Agents used to treat attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder -- APPENDICES : A. Comparison of developmental theories ; B. Ego defense mechanisms ; C. Levels of anxiety ; D. Stages of grief ; E. Relationship development and therapeutic communication ; F. Psychosocial therapies ; G. Electroconvulsive therapy ; H. Medication assessment tool ; I. Cultural assessment tool ; J. DSM-5 classification : categories and codes ; K. Mental status assessment ; L. Assigning nursing diagnoses to client behaviors ; M. Brief mental status evaluation ; N. Trauma-Informed care ; O. DEA controlled substances schedules ; P. Abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS) ; Q. Hamilton depression rating scale (HDRS) ; R. Hamilton anxiety rating scale (HAM-A) ; S. Columbia-suicide severity rating scale.