Previous ed.: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1. Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. 1. Mental Health and Mental Illness. 2. Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: History and Trends. 3. Development of Nursing Theory. 4. Cultural and Ethnic Issues. 5. Ethical and Legal Issues. 6. The Continuum of Care -- Unit 2. Components of the Nurse-Client Relationship. 7. Assessment of Psychiatric-Mental Health Clients. 8. Nursing Diagnosis, Outcome Identification, Planning Implementation, and Evaluation. 9. Therapeutic Communication and Relationships. 10. The Therapeutic Milieu -- Unit 3. Interactive Therapies. 11. Crisis Intervention. 12. Individual Psychotherapy and Group Therapy. 13. Couple and Family Therapy -- Unit 4. Special Treatment Modalities. 14. Psychopharmacology. 15. Electroconvulsive Therapy. 16. Alternative Therapies -- Unit 5. Clients With Psychiatric Disorders. 17. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders. 18. Delusional Disorders. 19. Mood Disorders. 20. Anxiety Disorders.

21. Anxiety-Related Disorders. 22. Personality Development and Personality Disorders. 23. Cognitive Disorders. 24. Eating Disorders. 25. Substance-Related Disorders. 26. Sexual Development and Sexual Disorders -- Unit 6. Special Populations. 27. Infant, Child, and Adolescent Clients. 28. Suicidal Clients. 29. Clients With a Dual Diagnosis. 30. Survivors of Abuse and Violence. 31. Clients Coping With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. 32. Elderly Clients Coping With the Psychosocial Aspects of Aging. 33. Persistently Mentally Ill Clients. App. A. DSM-IV-TR Classification - Axis I and II Categories and Codes -- App. B. Canadian Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practice -- App. C. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Psychiatric and Neurologic Disorders.