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Description
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"The book provides a clear and comprehensive discussion of mental disorders and psychiatric nursing. The book discusses all the important areas of psychiatric nursing with clarity. Areas such as major diagnostic classification, communication skills, various types of behaviour problems in psychiatric patients with suggestions of dealing with them, and the common treatment modalities are all very efficiently dealt with.
Targeted mainly for BSc Nursing Students, this book has been written keeping in mind the goal of preparing a well-rounded graduate nurse who can apply the knowledge and understanding of human behaviour and psychiatric disorders in the prevention of mental illness, promotion of mental health and care of the mentally ill."
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Key Features
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"• Biological and pharmacological basis to psychiatric nursing has been dealt with in detail
• Nursing theories applied to psychiatric nursing are highlighted
• Nursing process applied to most common psychiatric illnesses is incorporated with the nursing care plan
• Currently relevant psychosocial methods of treatment of mentally ill are explained in simple steps"
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About the Author
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"Mary Verghese,
Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Mookambika College of Nursing and PHD Guide MGR University, Chennai
Formerly, Consultant Professor and PhD Guide Psychiatric and Neurosurgical Nursing, Rajiv Gandhi University, Bangalore."
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TOC
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"1. Psychiatry and Psychiatric Nursing: A Historical Overview 3
2. Mental Health Care in India 13
3. Mental Health and Mental Illness 25
4. Anxiety and Mental Health 31
5. Theoretical Approaches to Mental Illness 39
6. Symptomatology 55
7. Common Mental Health Disorders and Classification 69
8. Biological Basis to Mental Health Disorders 81
9. Legal Issues in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing 97
Section II
Treatment Modalities in Mental Health Care 111
10. Psychotropic Drugs and the Nurse 113
11. Physical Methods of Treatment 203
12. Psychological Methods of Treatment 211
13. Crisis Intervention 225
14. Ayurvedic Treatment in Mental Health Disorders 233
Section III
Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing 237
15. Psychiatric Nursing: Definition, Philosophy, Principlesand Standards: 239
16. Nursing Theories applied in Psychiatric Nursing 253
17. Psychiatric Nursing Interventions 261
18. Nursing Process in Psychiatric Nursing 269
19. Interpersonal Relationship in Psychiatric Nursing 277
Section IV
Mental Health Disorders and Related Nursing Process 291
20. Schizophrenia and Nursing Process 293
21. Depressive Mood Disorder and Nursing Process 329
22. Manic Disorder and Nursing Process Elated Behaviour Pattern 347
23. Obsessive–Complusive Disorder and Nursing Process: Ritualistic Behaviour Pattern 367
24. Somatic Disorder and Nursing Process Physical Symptom Pattern 381
25. Socially Aggressive Behaviour Disorder and Nursing Responsibilities 389
26. Organic Brain Syndrome and Nursing Responsibilities 399
27. Substance Dependancy Behaviour and Nursing Responsibilities 405
28. Suicidal Behaviour and Nursing Responsiblities 423
Section V
Mental Health Care in Special Populations 433
29. Mental Health Care of the Aged Population 435
30. Mental Health Disorders in Children 447
31. Nursing Process in Mental Health Disorders of Children 453
Section VI
Community Mental Health and Emergency Care
32. Community Mental Health 477
33. Psychiatric First Aid 485
Appendices 489
I. Mental Status Examination 491
II. Psychiatric Glossary 497
III. Diagnostic Criteria for Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) 509"
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