Contents History of mental health nursing -- Basics of communications -- Ethics and law -- Developmental psychology throughout the life span -- Sociocultural influences on mental health -- Nursing process in mental health -- Coping and defense mechanisms -- Mental health treatments -- Alternative and complementary treatment modalities -- Anxiety, anxiety-related disorders, and somatoform disorders -- Depressive disorders -- Bipolar disorders -- Suicide -- Personality disorders -- Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders -- Neurocognitive disorders : delirium and dementia -- Substance use and addictive disorders -- Eating disorders -- Childhood and adolescent mental health issues -- Postpartum issues in mental health -- Aging population -- Victims of abuse and violence.
Abstract Now with DSM-5 content!Here's the must-know information LPN/LVN students need to care for patients with mental health disorders where they'll encounter them-in general patient care settings.