Psychiatric mental health nursing / Noreen Cavan Frisch, Lawrence E. Frisch.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Through the door -- Ch. 2. Psychiatric nursing -- Ch. 3. Theory as a basis for practice -- Ch. 4. Neuroscience as a basis for practice -- Ch. 5. Diagnostic systems for psychiatric nursing -- Ch. 6. Tools of psychiatric mental health nursing -- Ch. 7. Cultural and ethnic considerations -- Ch. 8. Epidemiology of mental health and illness -- Ch. 9. Ethical and legal bases for care -- Ch. 10. Self-care for the nurse -- Ch. 11. The client undergoing crisis -- Ch. 12. The client experiencing anxiety -- Ch. 13. The client experiencing schizophrenia -- Ch. 14. The client experiencing depression -- Ch. 15. The client experiencing mania -- Ch. 16. The client who is suicidal -- Ch. 17. The client who abuses chemical substances -- Ch. 18. The client with a personality disorder -- Ch. 19. The client experiencing a somatoform, factitious, or dissociative disorder -- Ch. 20. The client with disorders of self-regulation -- Ch. 21. The physically ill client experiencing emotional distress -- Ch. 22. Forgotten populations -- Ch. 23. The child -- Ch. 24. The adolescent -- Ch. 25. The elderly -- Ch. 26. Survivors of violence or abuse -- Ch. 27. Pharmacology in psychiatric care -- Ch. 28. Individual psychotherapy -- Ch. 29. Family therapy -- Ch. 30. Group therapy -- Ch. 31. Community mental health nursing -- Ch. 32. Complementary and somatic therapies -- Ch. 33. Friday night at the movies -- Ch. 34. Journey on the information highway : how to use the Internet to get helpful information on psychiatric mental health nursing -- App. A. Standards of psychiatric-mental health clinical nursing practice -- App. B. Canadian standards of psychiatric and mental health nursing practice, second edition -- App. C. DSM-IV-TR classification -- App. D. NANDA nursing diagnoses 2005-2006 -- App. E. Nursing outcomes classifications (NOC) -- App. F. Nursing interventions classifications (NIC) -- App. G. Critical pathway for a client experiencing depression -- App. H. Psychological tests in common use.

"Building knowledge for fostering empathy simultaneously, no other book captures nursing care for patients with psychiatric disorders quite like Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. The distinctive approach of this text is unrivaled, as it utilizes excerpts from literature, movie clips, and classic art to convey actual experiences of clients with psychiatric disorders. The scientific basis of disease is presented for a thorough collection of conditions and disorder types, such as anxiety, depression, mania, and schizophrenia; as well as therapeutic and pharmacological interventions for the people experiencing them. Special consideration is also provided for the suicidal client, the client who abuses chemical substances, and survivors of violence or abuse. Comprehensive in scope and unique in delivery, this title presents the reality of psychiatric nursing care."--BOOK JACKET.